Beg to differ, Dave, quoting myself from ATS: ... a patent search for coin wrapper, sorted by age finds this:...
Yes there are varieties (all dies were hand cut), I'm not an EAC person, but somebody will. Hey - figure you or I are going to look even half...
Their 'slabs' show up in the market place from time to time, they are the coin-world style, not sonically sealed, with a B in the mold. See -...
Check it out before they remember and ditch the page: https://www.pcgs.com/News/The-Grading-Standard-That-Never-Changeson-Display-For-You-To...
Several sellers have been selling them, look for a Gnnn number in addition to the grade, e.g....
Nope. At least for US, PCGS have moved to large photos - the coins in their US grading set have been sold into the market in the last six months...
BUT, you should carefully check the alignment of the post mark to make sure it wasn't resealed. If the circles and letters don't PERFECTLY align...
Yup. They were not sealed at the mint, so if they are sealed now, you have conclusive proof they are not "as sent". Could be they got wet and...
You want the 1.3MP models, which ever of those is cheapest. I think it's this one:...
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The hardest thing with any of the USB microscopes is focusing because the focus knob is built into the body, you will find you are slightly...
PCGS has an online version of photograde, and you can zoom in to the limits of your monitor.
Definitely on the plastic... check the two obverse photos from the auction. In the full slab, it's directly below the base of the 7. In the...
The coins are clearly stable in the 20 year old holders and since I prefer slabs as a means to PROTECT the coin, I see no reason to reholder....
Big Kev should stick to retailing weed on the corner, but stop using his own product. The single assisted error is true, it's been authenticated...
I have both an inexpensive eBay special (+/- 0.01g) AND a more expensive model (+/- 0.001g -...
@COCollector - so they charge a premium for NOT opening the tubes and selecting the best coins? Wow...
There is a lot of PMD there, but it's probably a die chip - http://www.error-ref.com/die-chips/
@CoinBoyBryan visit the National Silver Dollar Roundtable, http://www.nationalsilverdollarroundtable.org/ Although the primary focus is on...
You do need to remember there are two ways these are handled. /1/ is to send the monster box to PCGS or NGC for bulk grading and have the 69s and...
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