What he said.
Yes the ANA has courses in learning how to grade coins, and it is possible that some of the graders who work for NGC or PCGS have even taken those...
Ever hear the saying - it does more harm than good ?
Being knowledgeable and observant works well for making money on a coin now and then. And I strongly advocate doing that. But assembling a...
Nobody is advocating that anybody stop coin collecting. It is an admirable and much loved hobby. I think all anybody is trying to say is that if...
I'm really reluctant to say this, but I've said it a hundred times so what the heck, history has proven that 95% or more of coin collectors, lose...
Haze, or what most commonly refer to as haze anyway, is the beginning stages of toning. As such, acetone will not remove haze or affect it in any...
Enough - it stops now !
Tracking coins on paper won't work because coins are not like commodities or stocks. Commodities or stocks, at any given moment in time, all cost...
Sorry for the delay in responding, somehow I missed this. To the best of my knowledge PCGS does not do metal test. Grading - 1-2 months.
My guess is that somebody has worked on that coin before trying to remove even more black. What we see now is what remains. That said, acetone or...
The highest realized price I could find on Heritage is $4700, but I get your point. Others in GSA packaging came in a good bit lower - [ATTACH]...
No, there is no argument. Anybody can call anything they want a coin, especially since they are going to anyway. It's just that they don't like...
Water A thing can be waterproof and not be airtight at all. That is because of the differences in the nature of water and air. Plastics, their...
Not accurate ? Well, therein lies the problem. You see, it is not MY qualifier, that definition - a piece of metal stamped and issued by the...
And that is about the only purpose they could possibly serve for collectors.
I'm not. You are the one changing the definition to suit your own purposes, not me. The definition says - a piece of metal stamped and issued by...
Oh we don't really disagree Sam, but then in the 15+ years that we've known each other, we seldom have :) You are however pointing out...
Does it seem dumb ? No, seems more like desperation. And I doubt it would be effective. Taking quality coin pictures is a skill and an art and...
Obviously was that time :oops: I appreciate the correction. But the point still stands.
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