There are. Even in all of my years of collecting and studying coins, and I started in 1960, I have never once submitted even a single coin to a...
Based on that pic the only area I see that might be in question is the curl over the ear. The diagnostic to tell weak strike from wear is that...
I certainly don't know enough about this particular coin to say whether it is a fake or not. And I already know, with reasonable certainty, there...
And many do. And for a lot folks (meaning potential buyers) the reputation of the seller, or the person helping them, is enough. But what...
Why ? Because to some originality means more than a higher grade. You see it's not so much the CAC sticker that matters, it's the fact that the...
You're not alone in that way of thinking, there are many who think the same. But as Tom explained, and as it has been explained many times in the...
I don't think it's a fake, I think it's just misidentified as a Proof.
The question was asked - why do coins like this make it through ? And then it was discussed as to whether or not the pictures do the coin justice,...
Nothing happened to it. There have always been people who will keep and honor their word and people who will not. In simplest terms - good guys...
According to - MONETY POLSKIE by Janusz Parchimowicz and published in 2003, the coin was not minted in Proof.
Easy, it's called inconsistency. If you cracked them out and sent them back to PCGS, or NGC, again, you would probably get a mix, some slabbed and...
Could be mistaken but based on your picture sure looks like a '68.
Sadly, I had to close that place down Guy. The city kept giving me problems about having lines around the block 12 hrs a day, blocking the...
Nobody is denying that what you are doing can be done Vic. Merely that maybe it can be done a little easier, simpler, and yes even cheaper, with...
The French coin is a design known as the sower. It came in 1 franc and 2 francs denominations and was issued 1898-1920 in .835 silver. A similar...
The thing that must always be remembered is that no 2 coins are equal, even when they are graded exactly the same and by the same company. And...
I wasn't questioning that. My point is that it was a waste of money to send the coin to CAC if he was planning on trying for a + grade because...
That post was in '08 Frank, I sold the coin in '09.
From what I can see the increase is more like 80%. But I'll grant you that's still significant, definitely not warranted in my mind, but still...
There are many, many, web sites. And by all means use them.But all of them combined won't teach you what that single book will.
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