A couple of reasons on the cents - because unless you are very, very good at grading yourself, and you are certain that the coins will grade at...
If you haven't already, read the article about Morgans. Quite a bit of interesting info that not everybody realizes or is aware of -...
Well here's your chance to "get in early" Owle. It is, and long has been, my contention that the TPGs again changed (read that as loosened) their...
The offer was made. And no, that isn't exactly what you said. And the following post even had a price. And then someone else spoke up. The...
What do you expect me to be able to do Paul - cite books, magazine articles, numismatic monographs etc by page number and author ? Sorry, but I...
No, starts with an N I think, Nesvit or something like that. Ashamed that I have forgotten :o Too many people to keep track of.
One involves a Netherlands Rose Noble, the other a 1782 Hieronymus ducat off-metal strike. That should help you find them. As for the new VAMS,...
Go read them and see for yourself.
snap - there is apparently a lot you either don't know or are unaware of. While your acid test may work some of the time, it definitely will not...
How do they know ? Because they do the research to find out how many are known. As already said, they go through all of the sales records and...
Paul, I have no doubt that NGC graded the coin based on the assumption that those are adjustment marks. But NGC screwed up, they are not...
It doesn't make me wonder at all. Believe it or not, there are some people out there who believe (the new) ANACS is just as good at grading as NGC...
Not the way it read based on the way you worded your original post - I misunderstood. Think some others did too. Based on all 3 being a/h, I'd go...
Not the point. The point of my comments is to show people reading this that buying at flea markets and the like IS NOT a good idea.
Again, READ what it says right in the CDN ! It's always right on the front page of every issue. It says - "Prices reported derive from the...
In this particular case were are talking about 2 different things. The accented hair Kennedy is an entirely different animal than a normal Proof...
Not at all, I like going to them. In fact it is because I have been to so many of them over the years that makes me aware of the coins typically...
Not true. Most of the time it was the planchets that were adjusted with a file to make the weight correct - before striking in other words. But...
Those cloudy copperish veins are nothing but toning. As for the coin possibly being over-graded - an AU coin in an MS slab - that is certainly a...
Owle do you realize what those percentages are ? Those percentages have nothing to do with completed sales. Those percentages are based on sight...
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