I agree with previous comments. Different subject but this coin is a good example - that is what an oiled coin looks like.
Really ? What dates ? spock the sets we are talking about were those shipped in flat packs and envelopes. The last time that happened was in...
That should almost always be your first clue. With any coin, if it looks to be say X grade and yet it is priced at a lower grade - there is almost...
For pretty much any dealer the vast majority of his business is done with other dealers - not the public. If dealers depended solely on the...
And you keep from putting hairlines on the coin with that glove how ?
Yeah, but not in original holders, at least not one that I have ever seen. You have to remember that they were not slabbed in original holders for...
How do ya push a coin into the hole in the album Mike without touching the surface of the coin ?
LOL !! Haven't you noticed Mike - I never have a mood. And for good reason :D
Eddie it happened at the same time because the folks starting up the TPG's were the very same folks who were involved in making the decisions for...
The slab appears to be genuine based on what I have seen published.
That is only true to a point Carl. Even dipping in acetone, if done improperly, can be harmful to the coins. And that is why I always have a...
People that know their coins won't pay any more for a slabbed coin than they will for the same coin raw. The advantage for people who know their...
MS65 is supposed to be a GEM coin, purely my opinion but I don't see how a coin with fingerprints could be considered to be GEM. So yes, I think...
I was wondering if perhaps you were on medication :D
Carl - I think that dealer is pullin your chain.
Easy, I just adjusted the white balance for the pics and did an auto-correct on color after that. Used Microsoft Picture Manager, it comes free...
Joe - are you aware that fully 50% of the dealers out there, if not more, wouldn't know an improperly annealed planchet if it came up and bit them...
The coin appears grainy because it is corroded. I agree with your estimates on grade, but because of the corrosion the coin would net grade to...
Howdy mspenny - Welcome to the Forum !! Not sure where you're looking in the Red Book, but yes, they minted over 109 million '79-S business...
There is no such thing as an unopened Proof set - it's a myth.
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