I haven't listened to every episode but I've listened to several of them. As a suggestion - ask your listeners what topics they would like to...
Farstaff - Suffice it to say that some forms of conservation ( I just call it cleaning because that's all it is ) are perfectly acceptable and...
I'd say AU on the best and XF on the worst.
Very interesting. From what I can see of the reverse, and that's not much, I'd swear that it was a cast fake. But dang - the obverse sure doesn't...
My mistake, I was thinking about Proof sets and didn't read carefully - thanks for the correction.
If you are telling me that the coin weighed 40 grams then it is a definite fake.
If they did, then they'd have to start bagging those that they (PCGS) conserve ;)
I don't disagree that all forms of payment are a form of bartering. What I am trying to say is this. Had he minted his coins and sold them as...
Ahhhh, my mistake. Afraid I can't help ya there.
Looks like a die crack to me. And while it may be more common to find die cracks near the edges, they can appear anywhere.
It will not even be put through the sniffer - unless he submitted it under the Secure Plus grading tier. As for the grade, I expect it will be...
I don't believe it will. Although the coin has frost, IMO it is not consistent enough (thick enough) for the Cameo designation, and definitely not...
It was sometimes, but not by the mint. It was done by dealers simply to mark them so they could tell one from the other at a glance. The '55...
Yes the stars are weak. But I was not trying to illustrate just any weakly struck areas. Rather what I was trying to point out was the differences...
Oh I agree it is two different things. But neither one is even remotely similar to what NotHaus did. Which is what you said in your orignal...
Pretty much everybody has bought a fake at one time or another. And if you think you are the exception, then it's probably because you just don't...
There have been some posted already - but just for you ;)
Not really. Once you see it enough times you recognize the differences at a glance. It's called experience.
Very simple - because people like to gamble. The standard ebay ploy is to offer "unopened" Proof sets. In many cases, because some people...
I think this coin is a good example to illustrate to difference between what weakly struck areas and areas with slight wear look like. As I have...
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