HA ! :rolleyes: Famous last words. You may as well relent and give in. The dark side has you firmly in its grasp. Forsake all hope ye who...
There was a time when the majority of collectors cleaned and polished their coins. At the time, it was thought to be "the thing" to do.
Could be, could have been paper too.
Not so long ago the percentage of PF70's was around 1%. In recent years it has gone up significantly. As mentioned, NGC used to have more 70's...
Excellent examples !! :thumb: Now Mark, is it indeed a Proof or a DMPL ? I ask because it has slightly different strike characteristics than...
And Stewart, try using a more neutral color background like white or light grey. Colored backgrounds tend to reflect their color onto the coin and...
Matt you, more than many since you are a dealer, should already be aware of how many there are in people's collections. And not just from this seller.
Nahhhhh. It's gotten so I kind of enjoy that feeling of stuff squishing up between my toes every time I step on you :D
You just had to go and say that didn't ya ! Now we're gonna have another coin shortage on our hands :eek:
I am telling you that there are quite a few coin dealers out there who will pay 5% more for the coins than you paid for them. They are doing this...
LOL ! Glad to see you still have your sense of humor :whistle:
Art you've been here since 2002. And there are quite a few who have posted here since the beginning that are still here and post every day - but...
And for whatever else it's worth, he hasn't been here since he made that post.
Not saying it does Mike. Just pointing out that mistakes can be made.
If I had it, I'd wager a lot that coin is not unc. But even at AU it should be slabbed and authenticated.
For whatever it's worth Mark, there is way more than 1 John Albanese. I suspect who he refers to is an entirely different person.
Coin Talk didn't even exist until Sept. 2002. So there was never any need to edit to the poll.
Yes, polypropylene is safe.
Dealers at the recent ANA show were paying a 5% premium for what people were buying direct from the mint right at the same show. So you can still...
It depends on the coin. If a coin is of a certain age then quite often the hole is the result of a nail being driven through it. In years past, it...
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