I disagree Ruben. CAC doesn't create the uncertainty. The uncertainty is already there and it was there since long before CAC ever existed. What...
Yes it would actually. And if they did such things then they would have to charge much more for their services. Do you have any idea how much...
No, I'd leave those kind of things, as in your pics, just as they are. I'm not a paper money guy so I can't offer much help on values for those....
Tell that to the guy who is currently hoping the police can help him collect the $2500 he is out. There is nothing wrong with offering your coins...
This used to be what PCGS had on their web site some years ago - 90 Questionable Authenticity – the coin is most likely a counterfeit. Today,...
Depends, it could be almost anything. But in my estimation the thing that gives them away most of the time is simply the way the fake looks. That...
You're right, terminology is getting in the way. But I can't help it if you, and most other people, insist on using the incorrect terminology. All...
Let us know how you end up when you have completed your current endeavor.
Maybe you can. But how confident are you that that day is here ? You go apply for the job. They will test you, if you pass you've got a chance....
Because of exposure. Here you have at best a fraction of our total membership (30,000 +) who will even bother to look. On ebay you have millions...
No, you weren't. But your thinking is pretty common. You are lulled into a false sense of security. For low end stuff is counterfeited just as...
Nahhhhh - I always preferred carrying gold. When you take out a gold coin to show someone, it tends to get their attention ;) Ever since their...
Standard recommendation is to not use halogen bulbs as they are too bright and focus the light too much, but instead to use incandescent bulbs...
Honestly, if this is something you want to pursue then your best bet is to find a trustworthy dealer or two who specializes in colonial coinage...
Howdy Nancy - While it is pretty much a certainty that you will never recover what your mother paid, that does not mean that everything you have...
I carried a pocket piece for many, many years. Don't anymore though.
buddy - when I say cleaned, that means properly cleaned without doing any harm to the coin. Soaking a coin in distilled water would be one example...
Ya know Merc you should at least tell the truth if you're going to complain. You were warned, numerous times, before you ever got banned for 7...
Both are worth melt value. The $20 is only worth melt because it has been made into a piece of jewelry. The $5 is only worth melt because it is a...
Cherd apparently you don't understand something. Collectors DO NOT see anything wrong with cleaning coins. They never have. 80% or more of all...
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