That one will teach more about grading than any other book I know of, and I've read them all. I also recommend the PCGS book already mentioned....
Patience - next to knowledge the most valuable and hardest thing there is for a coin collector to acquire ;)
You need to get out more, broaden your experience. Other silver items DO tone in rainbow colors. Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it...
How many different kinds would you like Owle ?...
Especially when you consider that every MS65 coin there was prior to 1986, turned into an MS63 coin literally overnight.
Conder is exactly right. And to those sent in by the dealers you have to add all of the individuals, and there are a LOT of them, who sent in...
Yes, I'm well aware of that. Sorry but that is not true. The PCGS grading standards are published in the book - Official Guide to Coin Grading...
I agree completely, never meant to imply otherwise. But rather to imply that perhaps the dealer would not be a good source to buy coins from.
Matt those pieces put you in a unique position as well. And were I you I'd strive to acquire even more of them. Who knows, perhaps in time the...
LOL ! Leave it to you to think of that ! Can't say I disagree though ;)
pairunoyd - while I don't disagree with your conclusions. Don't pay much attention to the prices listed in that book ;)
They are definitely not a good idea ! Is it a fun time for your coins get scratches from either staples or cardboard dust ? Is it a fun time for...
You could try Verdi-Gone but I doubt it will get it all off. But it'll sure get some of it off.
I would say it depends on who the guy is and how well he knows the coins. It is pretty dang common for dealers to be taken in and sold fakes. They...
It may not take years Caz, it may not take long at all. It's the glue on the pages which is what the reverse sits against that does the coin in....
Should have suggested that myself. Just wasn't thinking along those lines.
No doubt at all about that. It's just a shame is all.
OK - warned ya about this. Gonna start calling you Tommy Jr. from now on ;)
And if it is a common date it is worth but a little more than that, even 25 years later. I say 25 because NGC has only existed since '87.
For Proofs they have some (to me) very distracting marks. And most of them show wear which means they would get an impaired Proof grade - less...
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