I'm not sure what you are asking. What do you mean by "clouded" ? And no, you do not need, or want, to crack the slab open.
Just like there are thousand different ways that a coin can be harshly cleaned, there are a thousand different indicators that a coin has been...
Did they ever have usefulness ? No. How long have they been doing it ? Pretty easy to find out. Just buy yourself a few copies from the '90s and...
Detecto - are you reasonably sure that coin is genuine ?...
Ya think ? Did you look at the number Owle posted ? As it says, roughly 35k in ALL grades. You can look up how many PCGS has graded totally, but...
If you wish to believe that those are adjustment marks there is nothing that anybody can say to convince you otherwise. It is only when you...
Correct, all you have to do is ask and we will do it for you. But provide a link to the thread you are asking to have moved and tell us where you...
Actually it is neither unethical nor illegal to sell them, as long as you make it clear when you sell them, that they are counterfeits/fakes. If,...
If the coins were graded by NGC or PCGS - the 2 accented hair examples would be my choice. If they were not graded by NGC or PCGS, that could...
The key part of your comment is - "according to the dealer". If - this dealer is honest and trustworthy then the comment can be taken at face...
Sure looks AU to me.
No. Not by the TPGs anyway. You can send them to CONECA though.
Surprisingly I would say there are more who prefer them untoned actually.
Fairly common on the Proofs of that period, but they do make for pretty coins ;)
Like they do now ? No. But yes they did sell them, but individually for the most part. And quite often they were made to order. In other words a...
It was true at all mints. Now ask yourself something, you ever in your life seen a file with tooth spacing like that ? Still think it's...
No Hunt, never once. Of course most people were aware or had heard that I am always armed so it was highly unlikely anybody would ever try. And if...
Yes.
For years and years I carried a 1 oz AGE in my pocket. I would take that coin out of my pocket at the least little excuse. And inevitably,...
If they are vinyl you don't want them - period.
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