Not really sure what you are asking here, can you be more specific ? I mean talking to dealers about buying a coin is just talking to them either...
Simple solution. edit - and just so ya know Rick, the posts that were removed, needed removed. I removed a few myself. And whether you think they...
Let's put it this way, coins with scratches that big should never be graded. But, if the coin is scarce, has significant value, a special...
I'll certainly agree about the screening. But cost wise, it depends. I've never done it myself, but everybody I ever talked to who did it, they...
It's not just the SATs, they lowered grade standards in school too. When I was in school, a 93 was the lowest A. Today a 90 is an A. Same with the...
One question, how do ya know they are modern fakes ? edit - as opposed to old or contemporary fakes is what I am asking
Well, it's probably not nearly as common today, but if you go back a bit further than that .......... I first saw jukebox coins in the '50s, and...
Because die doubling and mechanical doubling have entirely different characteristics. All you need to know is what those characteristics are....
Like I said, some find out the hard way ;)
But then the question is - is that increase truly justified ? Some will say yes, more will say no. And some will find out the hard way.
Well, the thing about ebay is that there are a whole lot of people who bid on and buy coins on ebay who have little to no idea about what they are...
Well you can take your version of the story and my version of the story, compare them with documented facts, like historical records of pop...
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I wish I could post something to show you, unfortunately since it comes from a well known book on the subject it is copyrighted material so I...
I'd certainly say he is, about twice what it is worth. Tobiask, add this link to your bookmarks - http://www.acsearch.info/ Once you register...
They're probably jukebox coins from a bar.
I'll agree that that with the most years the quality is better for collector coins and annual sets. But that quality has little to do with the...
Where exactly have you seen these values ? That, the source of the values, is what determines if the values are realistic or not. And if they are,...
Close but not quite. The TPGs made several promises when they first opened for business. The one thing that both NGC and PCGS swore they would...
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