Especially on the rarer dates... You see it in the TPG stats, in the % of details coins. For example (at NGC) 1878 8TF Morgan - 11,395 graded,...
Major PIDT - see the outlines of the C on star side and the more common star on the C side? I would need to see it in hand, the top of the...
No. There is no assurance that the certs matched the coin. The certs were shunted off to update the pops (having the paper is evidence it's no...
Well, I have an 1851O marked (and sold as) and 1851... Agreed
All of the (reputable) TPGs make mistakes. Even 5 9s means 1 error per 100,000 - and when you do 30M items, that's 300 errors. They call them...
That's a very nice '62 - not the best strike, but over all gorgeous... Apropos of what I was saying ATS about the diff between a 65 and 67, see...
Progressive Indirect Die Transfer. Basically even through the planchet, the shock waves transfer between the reverse and obverse dies and...
Honestly Bill, those pics are so bad, I couldn't argue with VF20 on the reverse. Try using a book or a block of wood to at least hold the phone...
Could also be that all the other coins in the collection are slabbed. I had ANACS do a couple 3-7$ coins for that reason.
I don't think so - First, that clash is known on many different 3cs. Second, the 8 of the 1861 proof RPD-001 is significantly to the left, such...
Actually, at most coin shows - except for the few that offer on-site grading - the staff is typically lower level individuals (business people)...
A taste: [IMG] and [IMG]
nice. I really, really need to get a good set of photos of my primary set (1851-1862 XF).
61s are the most common of the type 3s. Frequently used as the type coin if your set includes the 3 types. Many were never issued (not a huge...
Hip hip hooray... if nothing else, the 2-way street evidenced by your being here is cause for celebration. As is the rapid turn around on my...
NAC is one of a bunch of basement slabbers selling coins in slabs from a company called "CSI" (I call them finny because of the four large fins)....
I like it. Decent strike - not great but decent (the orbs aren't fully struck up). I think the weakness on the diamond is strike not wear. There...
It also goes the other way. After MN passed the bullion dealer law, many sellers just said "No customers in MN".
We can say they are silly, mis-interpreting the law, etc. but in the end none of it matters. PayPal is a private company. As long as they don't...
Like I said, the reality of the Cuban Import Embargo is very nuanced. This is why simple things like bots implement simple rules. I'll take the...
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