He's quite well known, and one of CoinTalk's first members - https://www.cointalk.com/members/reid-goldsborough.34/ And he's been writing about...
Yup, and the mylar ones have sharp edges that can scratch the coins when they are put into or taken out of the flips. So you have to be careful...
It's fairly simple, it's because they are inconsistent. And not only with deciding what is gradable and what isn't, but with grading as well.
I see Reid's still at it just like he always was.
Have at it and post pics !
The "sniffer" is only used on coins submitted under the Secure Plus grading tier. And Secure Plus coins are always labeled as such. It is...
Just as easily tested on pocket change Rusty.
Yeah, Ken told me about it :D
[IMG] Not that I would ever recommend it, but you can see what it says right on the bottle.
Check your memory Thad, on that coin they weren't, the pencil eraser removed them if you'll recall (and can see in that image, above the date).
"......... But a few they will listen and soon they will find, that the answers lie waiting in the echoes of time "
There are those that deliver ;)
I'll grant you it depends on the dip as they come in various strengths. This for example was a 1 second (or less) dip - [ATTACH] And no, I'm...
You're bad Paddy - baaaaaad ! :D
Well plastic, even mylar, is air permeable. But I suspect it has more to do with direct contact with the coin being concentrated along a fixed...
In a word - yes. It's pretty common actually -...
Don't recall ever hearing anything like that. Nor can I see how it could ever be a viable option since it would require the mint to pay NGC/PCGS...
All the hits - all over the head, in front of the head, and down onto the collar & shoulder - would be my guess.
Nahhhhhh - but you did give me a heck of an idea !! When I change his avatar, I could change his user name too - to Thug Bunny. That way his...
ROTFL !!
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