What I am saying is that pretty much any expert you care to talk to will agree that fully 80% or more of all older coins have been dipped. There...
It's the age old question guns - what makes a good investment ? Or - as you say, what can I do to preserve what I have ? There's forty eleven...
They look to me like they have been polished.
That's not what he was saying Chris, and neither am I. You can say that $1000 in 2009 is equal to what $27,400 was in 1774. Or - you can...
But the point Jim was making is that dipped coins are graded mint state - and because they were dipped they are not like they were when they were...
Yes, but the original question was - And the answer to that is that no such book exist.
Not a chance. Proofs exhibit luster just like any struck coin does. They merely have a different kind of luster. And anybody that knows anything...
Silver will preserve your wealth just fine as long as the price does not drop below what you bought it at. Now that may sound overly simplistic...
It took me 40 years to acquire a taste for toned coins.
No need to talk to dealers. The ANA standards book does establish or set the standards, they merely report what the current industry standards are.
The change you are describing took place in 2005 and it is listed in the ANA Grading Standards. Prior to that in order for a coin to be worthy of...
This is probably a but further back than you had in mind 1500-1540, but I think it shows more what you had in mind. It gives wages, typical costs...
Boy Howdy ! I can't even remember that far back ! Just ask Frank - he'll tell ya :rolling: BTW - gonna gectha for that Frank :hammer:
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Yeah I figured there might be hope for you :D
Consider this Bill - In the early 14th century the Abbot of Tournai, Gilles Li Muisis, made a rather astute comment. En monnoies est li cose...
It's certainly well struck for an '83-O, but I agree the scratches on the cheek are gonna hold the grade down.
Sure wouldn't be the first time I disagreed with a TPG. On the S mint coins the hair, the cheek, the bonnet, some of the stars, the wing tips, the...
Yes, that is correct. You were right krispy. It was Air-Tites.com that I thought you were referring to. My mistake.
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