For whatever it is worth, MS70 has been around for a long time. And while I do not know when it first came on the market I've read countless...
I do not claim to be an expert, and never have. All I do is share information that I have gathered over the years, like this -...
You say that you've written the Royal Mint, may I ask why ? I mean the silver rounds are being minted by the Franklin Mint, according to your own...
Just as an FYI - ammonia has a nasty habit of turning silver black.
Insider is correct, MS70 works wonders when it comes to removing haze from Proof coins. What's more, MS70 is far, far, safer to use than E-Zest.
You're right, I should have said they called it VZ-ST, which relates to a US AU grade. Even so, that is a step above our XF which is the German...
I cannot dispute your first hand report but I am indeed surprised by it. Not that they paid your claim, but that they just accepted, with no...
And those prices from that catalog, are what I was talking about above. They say ST is 5000 euro. But an ST example sold in March of this year...
In a nutshell, yes. On another subject, but related, typically you shouldn't pay a whole lot of attention to values listed in catalogs like...
Insurance on your collection through the ANA is probably the single best option there is, I used to have it myself. They will cover you regardless...
The answer to your 1st question can be summed up in one word SwK - popularity. And I think the answer to your 2nd question has been answered by...
Uhhh guys, look at the top of any page - [ATTACH] - see where it says Directory in the blue tool bar ? Guess what ya get when ya click on...
So, if you bought a coin back in say early 2008 and paid $450 for it, and today that coin is only worth $225, or less ....... is that what you'd...
A couple of things that should be considered. One - what exactly is that you (and when I say you I mean people in general) are talking about when...
"They", meaning not just NGC, have been being wrong on a whole lot more than that for a long time. No, they (meaning the graders) wouldn't....
Don't have 'em anymore of course, but - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/who-likes-shipwreck-coins.53898/#post-596096
OK, what exactly, and why, is it interesting ?
Awww c'mon now Frank, everybody knows that I don't like anybody ! Just ask 'em, they'll tell ya ! :D Doug - the ogre of the internet. The one,...
There's no guarantee it is toning bear, none that it isn't either. And given the information you've provided us, I don't think either one is more...
Yup, I do :)
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