Did somebody say pi?
Plenty of people have committed, or are currently committing crimes, who aren't in jail (I'm not sure that he would go to the gulag for this,...
No, broad language meaning that it can be applied to a wide variety of issues.
Any interested parties can read the analysis posted in these threads. The law seems quite clear on the matter, even if it hasn't been prosecuted...
It is very likely that the coin was inserted into the prongs slightly crooked when PCGS assembled the slab. I've had it happen before. It probably...
A person who has seen a document is not a "reference." The document is the reference, they are merely a conduit to the information. Who is this...
63. The hits on the cheek keep it from a higher grade, even if the reverse is a solid 64.
Damn, @Insider , you're really burning some bridges here. Sometimes I agree with you, sometimes I don't, but you're crashing and burning here,...
Exactly. Whether the marks are actually formed from jostling in the mint bags or not, the jargon or slang is "baggy."
Tarnish is a thin layer of corrosion that forms on the surface of a metal. Only the top layers of metal interact, and the tarnish seals the...
Nope, its just dirty.
I like it at 63. Reverse is too baggy for a 64, I think.
Tarnish and corrosion are the same thing, just to a different extent.
Perhaps you can explain to us what the criteria is for designating a hoard? Is it a certain number of coins, or a certain value? How does NGC...
You start it really early over here! I run the one over on the NGC forum, and I make a point to never start it before Thanksgiving.
Having a "featured post" is pretty much the highest honor on this site, so congratulations! Good job!
I don't necessarily try to predict the market in the future. I can only try to understand the market in the present. The challenge for people who...
A member over on the NGC Forums, PocketArt, was lucky enough to discover a DDR on a 2016D Roosevelt dime. You can read about his discovery here:...
Are you suggesting that the punches were made by an outside entity? Do you have a reference? In the early days of the mint, all of the devices...
By the 1870's, all dies produced at the mint were produced with the hubbing process. For US coins, the information you seek can be found in...
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