Yep. I think everyone agrees at this point that a coin's grade is a multidimensional thing (hits, luster, strike, toning, whatever), and reducing...
Somebody at NGC must have really enjoyed growing cultures in Petri dishes back in grade school...
I'm trying to run down the $1.20 PF69DCAM 1971 dime you saw, but the only two completed listings I see on eBay at that grade went for about $125...
I'd welcome such information. Can you provide any links? I did spend a little time searching, and didn't come up with anything substantially new...
It is called stained, and it isn't an error, it's damage.
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"Freed-bairk" vs. "Fry-boork"; they sound more different than they look. Bet you got a handle on those pronunciations pretty quickly!
That's my take as well. I'm not a high-volume seller, though, so I'm not speaking from personal experience.
An excellent question. If I had to guess, I would say that it's not the DOP decomposing; it's the PVC somehow yielding free hydrogen chloride,...
I'm not sure we can answer that. It depends a lot on how they're stored, especially temperature and humidity. If you're lucky, they can go decades...
Cleaning coins improperly damages them. Soaking them (no rubbing) in acetone isn't improper, and won't damage them. (Some here believe it can...
Well, I'm not the error guy. But it doesn't look to me like the ends of the Memorial are raised; it looks like the center is pushed in. It also...
I don't see a thin planchet or a uniface here, and I've never seen nor heard of a normal-thickness coin coming out of the press warped (not that...
How would it "buckle" between two dies?
I'm afraid I find them a little terrifying. Most of those flips have a ghost impression that's greenish -- and that implies that they've been...
I'm not an Ike collector, but just looking at Numismedia FMV, yep, there's a huge difference between 63 and 65. Not a lot of gem Ikes floating...
Ah. That looks like a "gold filled" or "heavy gold enameled" hallmark:...
Hey, that's my line!
Don't have to flip it over if it's submerged or buried.
I don't share this often, because the harder it is for other people to find coins on eBay, the better the chances I'll find them first. :rolleyes:...
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