Chris - I use IE 7 and I don't have any of the problems that you do. All of the threads fit my screen and I don't have to scroll sideways for...
It doesn't matter what you grade a coin. And it doesn't matter what the NGC or PCGS slab (or any other slab) says either. The reason it doesn't...
You can read a bit more about ducats here - http://www.winsociety.org/newsletter/ducats/ducats.html
Nor is it listed in the book put out by the Netherlands mint. I don't have all my books with me here in FL yet but in all my years of studying...
It appears that the problem only affects direct uploading of your pics to CT from your computer. I can't do it either. But - you can still post...
I don't disagree at all that many buy coins based on emotion instead of reason. But emotion sure seems to be a lot more prevalent with toned...
Then PCGS screwed up big time ! Or - it's a fake PCGS slab, which sounds more likely. There is no genuine Netherlands ducat, of any date, that...
Not sure what's going on but since the server upgrade I can't see most pics posted on CT. Apparently others are having similar issues as well.
Dave - what is your reason for buying coins ? As Hobo said, if you are buying coins to try and make money then you might as well stop now and...
Pure chance.
A thousand years from now. Probably the same thing that happened to them in the past thousand years. Here's one I used to own that was minted...
That's pretty much it.
Is that why Paul that you have admitted on numerous occasions that you pay too much for your coins ? Because you're thinking with your head ???...
I did exactly that in my post Tex. The last 4 paragraphs describe them in ascending order from least bad to worst.
Get the ANA Grading Guide.
There are many, many books written on how to grade coins of a particular series. But there are only 3 (based on modern standards) that I know of...
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