As I told you above, PCGS was grading moderns, post-'64 coins from the day they opened their doors for business in 1896. And yes, some of them...
John, one thing you need to realize is that dealers have two reasons for attending shows - selling at their tables is only one of those reasons....
I have no problem agreeing with you that dealers submit more coins than than collectors do. But collectors are responsible for submitting millions...
I have a hard time agreeing that the 70 grade was ever theoretical since the 70 grade existed long before the TPGs ever came along. Even when the...
There is no simple yes or no answer to your question, it's more complicated than that. First of all each of what you are calling second tier...
Fingerprints on coins are not visible to the naked eye for quite a while. And since 95% or more of all grading is done with the naked eye, it is...
No, they never promised that. PCGS has graded moderns since day one. However, and this is what you are thinking of, NGC had a policy that they...
And profit always has been the major driver Chris, since day one of their existence. But so what ? For some reason a lot of people seem to...
Yeah they might be. Or they might be the very last coins struck in the entire run. And that's the problem with the designation. The only...
You guys do realize you've resurrected a thread that was started when this forum was only 30 days old, from 11 years ago ? Nuttin wrong with...
Yeah maybe. But think about what your comment means when you look at it from a different perspective. NGC and PCGS alone have slabbed over 50...
Since that is what the indictment was for it seems pretty obvious to me that it was.
If you wash your hands before you handle coins you have no oils on your fingers to get on the edges. And don't think that the gloves leave no...
Precisely. And that wisdom of wearing gloves is older than I am. Wearing gloves is just like the wisdom of harshly cleaning your coins used to be...
quarter-back - Pretty sure what you want can be found in this book -...
No, what we should advocate is that people not use gloves at all. Wearing gloves to handle coins greatly reduces your dexterity and tactile...
Tim is correct, the grade of the coin does not change just because it is removed from a slab. If the coin was a 65 before it went into the slab to...
How harmful ? For each individual incident of a few days the harm would be negligible. But what you have to realize is that the effect of each...
You should find this helpful - http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt
Hmmmm, same problem for me. Just go to Lighthouse and do a search for - carry boxes. Then you'll see them.
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