I agree with 61. And banged up does not equate to wear. And I can see no wear on the coin. Honestly, figuring the difference between a 61 and a...
Yes he is a dealer. You never noticed all the ads for Lost Dutchman Coins ? Kinda hard to miss them.
I don't blame you for being miffed, and in your shoes would have done what you did. I was merely offering a possible explanation. Jim could have...
Delay was probably due to having to get approval from somebody else (higher ups) because of the sums involved. And if people are in meetings, out...
There was a time when that is exactly what we did. But then somebody pointed out the fact that the coin is a whole, not two separate parts. And...
Well not exactly only that. Yes, they use the basic grades like F, VF, XF etc. But then they start adding all of the adjectives to go along with...
Have you ever actually ever asked that question ? More importantly, have you actually ever got a dealer to answer that question ?
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But it does no good Chris. Then there'd be 10,000 sticky threads to search through. It's a circular problem. There is no answer to it because...
In this day and age it doesn't matter if local dealer can or not. There are a 100, a 1,000 others who can. But I suppose your answer depends on...
Two sides - #1 not enough grades #2 too many grades Doubt it will ever be resolved. But for a 120 years side #1 has been winning. I doubt that...
There is a difference between harsh cleaning and conservation. But not between cleaning and conservation. Your argument Thad is no different than...
Bit early to cheer I think. Have to wait and see if he has any success.
I'm well aware of that Paul. There's also more than a few in gold. But I grant you, they are not common. They had DMPL's back then too Paul. But...
Wouldn't matter if I did. People would go right on doing what they have always done. Few listen here, fewer would listen to the book.
Very few Proofs made before 1973 will have the cameo effect. But, for every date, back to the beginning, there are some examples that are cameo....
It doesn't matter what you call it. The only thing that matters is the method used. And Clary - you can read books, magazine articles, posts made...
It's a road that the US Mint has been down before. They killed the commem market. But people forgot and new people came along and started buying...
You're gonna have a tough time with that one. I was going to suggest Air-Tite with ring holders but their sizes jump from 44mm to 47mm. - the...
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