Even if the PCGS guide was accurate, the free link doesn't show anything above MS63.
Hmmmm - does that mean that you would refuse to buy say Panda coins or any of the modern silver coins that come from China. That is communist...
Either I can look it up on Heritage, or you can. But if you do it then you'll how to do it the next time.
The weight can vary greatly. But there is no need to check the weight. If NGC slabbed then it is genuine.
You can learn more about how to judge a coin photograph by taking coin photographs than can by doing anything else. You can take 10-20 even 50...
Your pictures are not the best for judging if the coin has been harshly cleaned or not, but based on what I can see I would say it has not. But...
There's really no risk involved. It's an absolute certainty that you will fail. What you are proposing is akin to playing Russian Roulette with 6...
Can you post a picture of this coin ? It's not. You can buy one right now for $11,500.
Three benefits besides supporting the hobby. 1 - you get the magazine the Numismatist. 2 - you get to use the ANA library. 3 - you get a great...
Well for one thing, Carlos III did not become king until 1759.
I dunno, only thing that makes sense to me is that the edges were ground down too much before hubbing. We're not talking a great deal here, I...
This was the most glaring mistake I ever saw them make -
I can't give you a definitive answer because I don't think anyone knows. There were 2 methods employed by the various mints around the world to...
Part of what you are saying is true, but part is not. Quoted from VAM World - ".....Field has more curvature than any other Morgan dollar and is...
Poor wording on my part. Yes they can and will remove toning, but typically only if the toning is unsightly or potentially harmful. As it was with...
I considered it, but even in the first pics I can see scratch marks in the areas affected. Based on the pics I gotta stick with my original opinion.
Wouldn't be the first time they screwed up. Dang sure won't be the last.
Well, tough question. And there's really two ways to look at this situation. 1 - the dealer is trying to take advantage of you 2 - the dealer...
I could ;)
There are too many variables to answer that question. First of all you have the coin itself - not all of them are good candidates for dipping....
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