Howdy ZoSo - Welcome to the Forum !! It is a set put out by a private company and any value would be determined by the amount of silver, if...
Beyond what I have already said there really isn't anything else I can say.
Especially not when they are really AU.
OK, how 'bout this for why. Because just like there are those who argue that the grading methodology should be changed to be the same for an...
There is nothing that I am aware of that could cause the kind of flaking these coins exhibit - except plating.
No, I have cropped and enlarged several pics of the obv & rev. There are many raised bumps and what look like tool marks that I have circled....
Beautiful coin ! But I would have to say AU55. There are a couple of areas that have not been mentioned as a sign of wear. And it is these areas...
Bah Humbug ! :D
Think you'll find that a lot of folks will not respond to this type of question. But I don't mind answering. Most I ever paid was $4000.
I have no doubt that there is someone responsible for retail sales policy in their store. But it's not Bowers. His role is one of researcher and...
It's not ignored Ruben, quality of strike has always played a part. But quality of strike is just not considered to be the most important part.
It's not just the TPG's though Mike - it's the collectors and coin dealers, the very backbone of this hobby. I have tried to get that grassroots...
That depends on the coin and when it was slabbed. There was a time, with non-modern coins, that ICG was as good as NGC & PCGS. That is no longer...
Dick I think everyone here knows that pics can be very deceiving. You can take 2 different pics of the same coin, one will show something and one...
Yeah, but there is still hope :D
Yes, it is a matter of opinion. But that opinion was collectively formed by coin dealers, collectors and numismatists - effectively everyone there...
I think the way it is - is the way it should be.
Yes, it is that James and yes I believe he is an EAC member. He does not collect just copper though.
I seriously doubt Bowers ever even saw the coin you mention and likely would know nothing at all about the sale of it. Kind of hard to blame him...
All of the raised metal on the coin bothers me - have you weighed this coin ?
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