The coin appears to have been messed with, I seriously doubt NGC or PCGS would grade and slab that coin. As for SEGS guarantee, or any TPG...
I think it was right nice of the guy to volunteer for this, don't you Larry ? :)
Sure, I'm all for it. You can be the show promoter, rent the hall and pay for it, do all the advertising, print up all the announcements, etc etc...
Yeah, we were there. And I walked by again later. But you were busy, doing your job. No reason to be sorry, that's what you're supposed to do ;)...
Pretty much all coins sell for more in the next highest grade, some of them for many multiples of the lower grade. That has nothing to do with the...
She is a published author.
I see what might, or might not, be one - can't tell for sure by looking at pictures. Let me add this. If a person is not 100% confident in their...
I don't think it makes a bit of difference either way. If people want to share their grading results they are going to share them, whether they do...
No it is not allowed, period, end of story.
Congrats on the wins Charmy - you deserved it !
Yeah the gold coin may be worth hundreds of dollars. But if you took a hammer and beat into a ball shape - it would still be worth the same number...
The assigned grade does not apply to the host coin, the grade applies to the countermark.
If your dealer is telling you not to bother sending particular coins in then you should probably listen to him. Assuming of course that you have...
Your comments are among tens of thousands of others who have posted of similar experiences, and not just on this forum but on all of them. Many...
There is little difference between any of the hard plastic coin holders in that regard. Myself, I always preferred Air-Tites because they are...
One term kind of covers all of the possibilities - post mint damage.
Both companies have their fans, and there are several different reasons why a particular fan might like one over the other. The kind of slabs they...
When you are trying to compare one coin to another to estimate the grade, you should never use coins of a different date & mint than the object...
micbraun - if you have trouble finding decent deals on ebay then try Heritage. What you paid, is their normal price range for the coin you bought.
I think you need to read post #19 again. I never said that no one liked them, I said that the American public as a whole did not like them, and...
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