You really seem to obsessed with making NGC the top service by interfering with the way they run their registry, @Lehigh96. That is not going to...
Here is a photo of a 1951 box Proof set. [ATTACH] I don't have a 1955 box set to show you, but if I did, the sleeves would be cloudy, and the...
The outer layers on the 40% silver clad half dollars were 80% silver and 20% copper. The inner core was 20% silver and 80% copper. Therefore the...
I have never seen a 1956 Proof set in a box. I strongly suspect that this has been manufactured outside of the mint for collector consumption....
Nickel is a bear to to strike. The diameter of the coin is a minor issue compared with the basic hardness of the metal. Modern technology seems to...
Sorry, @dougsmit, but talking down to people is not a positive approach. I am sorry that I am not as well versed in languages as you. Dyslexia...
Yea, tell me about it. And the Internet does not help much. It's the first time I stumped Google.
My opinion of the OP coin is that it is an AU piece that has been lightly cleaned. I don't know that it would get a straight grade. Here is the...
You can see why I made my "I refuse to carry their water" comment. They invited me to their FUN luncheon for years. Then they cut me off their...
Translating these coins is a lot tougher than the Latin. I bought this piece because my Lucius Verus Roman coin is ugly. I was looking for...
Like I said, you and I can agree to disagree. I am far more interested in coins and the hobby than in carrying PCGS' water. If you have stock in...
[ATTACH] Obverse : AYTOKP OYHPOC CABACTOC Reverse: YΠATOC On my Roman / western empire pieces, I have been able to use my reference books or...
It is interesting to note that PCGS has "Poofed" this entire topic on their blog. That goes beyond freezing it.
That is your opinion, and we shall agree to disagree. One of the things that has made NGC better through the years is a more friendly attitude...
Why? Isn't the idea to assemble the best collection rather than push slab brands?
I think that are already doing that, or at least it's an option. I built a large group of NGC registry sets mostly educate other collectors. I...
I voted for the "O" because I don't like the smooth area with a different color around it. I knew that the "D" was on a 1932-D quarter. It's an...
It's one of those coins when it's hard to tell where the strike ends and the wear begins. It's at least an AU-58. It might be MS-62 if the marks...
It's a bigger boost for CAC than anything else. The services are becoming more and more subservient to it all the time, while CAC is helping them...
MS-63+. There is little too much clatter in the right obverse field to make it MS-64.
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