They are not "on the web". But they do offer do it yourself courses that you do at home. The courses are the same, you just don't have the...
There is no such thing as a "real" scale. There is no such thing as a single accepted grading standard. There are only many different sets of...
I don't deny that. The federal govt will accept it as payment too. But that's not the issue. What I am saying is that the federal govt will not...
I'd say they are ALL that bad.
If you have to ask, don't waste your time and money trying. If you are set on the idea of getting 70's, switch over to submitting 2010 Proof...
Yup, but the seller does exactly what they wanted to do in the first place - get rid of a bunch of unwanted inventory. And you can bet they still...
What you have to realize is that coins, all coins, come into contact with various things whether they are stored Uncs or in circulation. You...
It's just another of saying - wear in/on the fields.
It can have minimal luster. But no coin can be graded as Unc if it has no luster.
Now that made me laugh out loud !
It won't work because it can't work. For one thing the federal government will never allow it. For another thing since the value of gold and...
The USPS will not knowingly allow you to mail money. Example - if you try to mail a $20 bill to somebody, and the USPS knows there is a $20 in the...
I'd say XF 40/45 details. But it's hard to judge without an MS example for comparison. You can't tell how much detail is missing if you don't...
Most people seem to think that natural toning requires long periods of time. It doesn't. Under the right conditions 100% natural toning can occur...
Basedon what I read in the OP's post the coin has no luster - and he bases that on an in hand inspection, not the pictures. Based on the...
All 3 threads have now been merged together.
One person that I know of - Conder101. He wrote the book on slabs, it's the only book on slabs.
The Chinese fakes have gotten so good for worn coins like that there's no way to tell without seeing them in hand. The L on the '04 bothers me....
Well ya had me wondering. No way even they'd go higher than 64 given that 2nd obv shot. So I figured maybe they tagged it as harshly cleaned or...
In all honesty, I think there is a good chance it is a fake. Compare it to these genuine examples. See the difference between the 8 and 0 of your...
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