This part cracked me up. Their definition of "coin collector" must have been "anyone alive." Everyone was pulling the silver out.
Good one! I grew suspicious at the metallurgical results and knowing your specialty, but couldn't quite put two and two together. I'm amazed that...
The upper left of F does appear squared off versus the other one, but I can't see anything corresponding on the obverse. If it's a repaired hole,...
I'm not that familiar with the ins and outs of ebay I guess. I didn't think sold items, especially from months ago, would disappear.
" 9. Within ten (10) days of this Order, Defendant shall deliver up to NGC, or its designated agent, to be held in custody during the pendency of...
D stands for Dot. It's the rare 1914 Dot. (joke for Canadian collectors)
I predict that the "wait room" crashes.
Makes me wonder why this isn't also a criminal case.
My question as well. During this era, did "altered surfaces" mean or imply "genuine"? Did the label that came with the bodybag say "genuine" on it?
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/11312/coin-tampering-case/?utm_source=NGC&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=23_NGC_RestOrder_0218 One down, many...
My understanding is that these slabs are not hermetically sealed. So... particularly in an extremely humid environment, couldn't the verdigris...
I have not seen that PCGS message before. Is this new? Previously it seems like they only said "contact customer service." I wonder why you don't...
Merely as a display of status/wealth I suppose some random gold coins fit. However, I suspect the coins themselves might have had significance,...
He's over on NGC, which is why I left.
My god there's a lot of blah blah blah in that thread. I don't see anything confirming that it turned out to be genuine. Maybe it was a different one.
Really? Since your discovery article was published that's the first thing I look for on the reverse. The counterfeit here also has the vertical...
Separate names with a comma.