First of all you have to put things into the proper perspective. Coin slabs, even the earliest, have only been around since the '70s. PCGS and NGC...
I was talking about the world coin market as a whole, and in that case I'd have to say no. Yes there has been some movement at various times for...
You're asking a lot of questions, even within your numbered questions there are several different questions. 1 - The internet has had both a...
The age of a holder has nothing to do with whether or not an older coin has been dipped. 80% or more of all older coins have been dipped,...
Howdy Tony - The condition of your coin also plays a very large part in its value. But given the response your saying the dealer gave you that...
I believe this is the cable you are talking about - http://www.google.com/patents/US3145258 If you read that you find that even it breaks down to...
To determine the answer to your question all you have to do is first, think a little bit, and then ask yourself a very simple question. The...
Yeah it's been discussed many times before, but apparently it's needs discussed again. Conservation is nothing more than a euphemism for proper...
Bite your tongue !! You wanna ruin my reputation !! :D
Still only second place Frank :(
Problem is, attribution has absolutely nothing to do with grading. So better attribution does not equate to better grading.
Hate it when that happens :D Well, it's usually somebody else that hates it ;)
Yes a dipped coin is absolutely a cleaned coin. But the operative word there is "cleaned". You see, there is nothing wrong with cleaning a coin....
Ehhhhh - first part of that is not true, second part is. But yeah, I do understand your point. I just would have worded that first part differently.
On the contrary - I love kids !! And ya know what Frank, never ran across one that didn't like me too. I'll have ya know Frank there are some...
If that's what you're basing it on I could scare you to death.
And you probably won't, for a while yet. But go take a look at upcoming auctions, and tell me how many coins you see that you hardly ever see....
Whatever it is looks like it's on the coin to me.
LOL - ya gotta love it :)
When it comes to coin markets collectors are generally the last to know what is going on and what is just around the bend. The people who see the...
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