You'd be surprised how many people on this forum or that read this forum don't know it. There are peopl on this forum that paid that $2000 and up...
Yeah, it's honest but it's not complete. The coin has also been harshly cleaned and retoned and the coin is corroded.
You can take all the photographs you want, but if a claim ever needs to be filed they won't do you one bit of good. They won't even want to look...
Those are flow lines that have been etched into the die from excessive use. It is caused by the flowing metal of the coins repeatedly and...
Apparently you are unaware of how these things work. Ever hear the prhase "boiler room" used ? Do you have an understanding of it ? Well, that's...
Coin Bites - trivia quiz #1 This week's questions: #1) In what year did the United States Mint start producing coins in .900 fine silver?...
Coin Bites - trivia quiz In this new column we will try to inform and to entertain through sharing knowledge about coins and coin collecting....
I think - not. The mint hates rarities. And they go to extraordinary lengths to prevent them. And God forbid - to prevent any from being released...
Just for you Mike ;)
There doesn't have to be direct contact with the metal. When the plastecizers used in PVC to make it soft and pliable begin to break down they...
Yes Ben, light is necessary to be able to see luster. But then light is necessary to be able to see anything and everything. In fact there are...
Based on what I have seen, ANACS and ICG (the new ones) don't even count anymore. It used to be there were the top 4 grading companies. Today...
Not in the Open forum, but it would be quite simple for you to PM the qustions to the mods, the first one on-line can post it for you, and then...
How do you explain something you have to see to understand ? As I have said before, it's like trying to explain with words the differences between...
[IMG] Now when have I ever failed to humor you or answer a question Mike ? :smile But I do need to read it first before I can answer it. I'm...
On this we shall have to disagree. Based on your comments Proof coins would have no luster at all - but they do. Any and all struck coins have...
Yes they make pages to hold them, there are sevral companies. What you need to be careful about is that you choose one with non PVC pages.
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OK Mike - you asked for it ! [IMG] What 9roswell said is true. And you're right Mike, they don't know. Neither do we. So with brand new...
It appears that nobody got the point of my comments. I could care less about the potential for gold to increase or decrease in the future. I was...
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