You have a steak knife or kitchen knife don't you ? They work perfectly, and are easier to control.
Actually there are a great many who take that same view. But they are still far, far, outnumbered by plastic buyers and fans of the different...
You confirmed my comment. But I submit to you that if I were able to sit down with you for just 1 day and compare coins, you'd change your mind....
I can remember when there had never been a faked slab, and it wasn't very long ago. But then they showed up and today they are rather common. So...
I don't think you understood my comment. So you don't trust their judgement, but you send coins to them and pay them to give their judgement...
Wouldn't change anything. In past years they used to be much worse than they are now when it comes to secrecy, confusion, and misleading...
Yeah, and they did. But they can't do it until they at least see them.
You are quite correct. I've often said that the TPGs are the best thing that ever happened to this hobby. So yes, of course they are helpful to...
You ever read a thread on ethics ? They tend to be some of the longest threads this forum has ever seen, and that happens pretty much every time...
Because they are the only 2 TPGs who are accepted by the numismatic community as a whole as having grading standards that mean anything. ANACS and...
Yes, all you have to do to know that is read what the slab says.
The US Mint and the Federal Reserve are two different entities. And the Fed only has coins struck for circulation in their vaults. They have no...
The stickers may be new but the term PQ is almost as old as I am. It's use became so commonplace that it's almost meaningless anymore.
Nahhhhh. When I quit, the bug died.
If they stay unsold, they get destroyed.
Enough guys, let it end right here. As for the ethics issue, it is best not to judge the actions of others unless you are willing to accept the...
LOL ! You really don't get it do ya ? :rolleyes: It was a joke. Do you have any idea what it cost to put on a coin show, even a small one ? It is...
The popular saying at the time it was done is - the head of a fool on the neck of an ass. That should tell you something. As to why it was done,...
If you can't or don't trust the judgement of the TPGs then why send coins in to them and pay them for their judgement in the first place ?
Neither the NGC nor the PCGS conservation services can "fix" a problem coin. But they can "fix" some problems with coins. There's a huge...
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