I gotta go with fake too. My guess would be it was originally copper with a silver wash or plating. And it has apparently been in the ground, so...
It's quite simple really - who has the money ? You see, that's the thing - those with the money control the market. And it is the collectors who...
A common misconception. It is collectors who control the coin market - but most of them don't even realize it.
Enough ! One more word from either of you and you can both go on a vacation !
With a respected dealer there is no risk at all. You ship the coins Registered Mail and that insures them up to $25,000.00. And the dealer is not...
To a large degree it's because the nickels and quarters for those 2 years are widely known for being of very poor quality so people have been...
That's because there but few coin dealers in New York City. Quite honestly, Stacks is your best bet close to you. Other than that there are many...
It depends on what you want to happen. If you want the coins put into PCGS holders at any grade then the coins will be cracked out of the holders...
No, the damage done to the coin cannot be restored.
People tend to get hung up on words, including me. Cleaning is one of those words. When somebody mentions cleaning a coin and there is a negative...
I look forward to it Charmy ;)
I agree, and I'm not kidding. There appears to be light wear on both sides.
Must say Russ, I am surprised.
Same for me - Saturday only.
65 would be my guess. Personally I feel the coin is over-graded at 64 - it has no eye appeal at all and there is little if any luster visible,...
There is no such thing as an official set of grading standards. Instead, we have many, different, sets of grading standards. NGC uses the NGC set...
And to you Chris !
I wouldn't pay too much attention that article as the author has his facts a bit confused. I will say this however, the premise of grade-flation...
You misread my comment, I do not have any examples that I can show you. The point is this Mike, as long as the same chemicals/elements,...
What you report is exactly what I would have expected to happen. And yes PCI IS that far off with their grading.
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