I think that this is NGC's effort to catch up with PCGS. The PCGS-CAC certification has long been "the gold standard" for the CAC minions. The...
Since some of you think that this 1829 large cent in the OP is genuine, would you care to show me where the raised knobs of metal are on the Mint...
This is the way the Chinese operate now. They copy lower grade, fairly common coins that most collectors would not think are worth their while....
Look at the fields around “ICA” in “AMERICA.” There are many of them there. There are others in the fields, but I saw those first.
Raised dots have been a marker for cast copy or transfer dies for many years.
The original surfaces on your coin have been stripped. You have admitted that. Once you get a "details grade," the sharpness grade is less...
Using the grading services is great for a dealer who as access to many raw coins. As a dealer you can make a lot of money that way. It's less...
I see a lot of raised dots in the fields. They are all over the reverse. The piece is a counterfeit. Using my John Wright book, it appears that...
I am interested in the 2021 Peace Dollar because it looks to be a fully struck version of the original design. I have no interest in the 2021...
You only do something about fingerprints if you catch them very early. Once they are set on the surface of a coin, they are there to stay. It...
I received the Proof set today. Oddly enough, after a couple weeks of no information at all, I was flooded with emails as the set made its way...
The type flipped over in 1866. The No Motto $20 gold Liberty coins are tough to find in true Mint State. The $5 gold pieces also made the change...
Sadly grade-flation is alive and well. I bought this 1853 eagle, which is in an AU-58 NGC holder a bit over 20 years ago. It's still my type coin....
I have had neophyte dealers tell me about buying a bunch of ancient coins only to find out that all of them are fakes. Of course, when you do a...
Here is a 1976 Bicentennial set you may not have seen before. These were sold at the 1976 ANA show that was held in New York City. I was lucky...
What about the way the mint sells "flipper coins" to their dealer friends while the collectors get left out in the cold? The Mint actually...
It's not the Mint, but the U.S. Congress that churns out legislation for all of this PC stuff. I think a lot of collectors are getting tired of...
It good that you are going for the No Motto type. Most collectors ignore those. Believe it or not, the $10 Liberty series, especially the No...
These coins were struck in the Mint State format, not as Proofs. Therefore the Mint did not take as much care with them as they would have Proof...
As an advanced collector, who knows far more than I do, you can spot these fakes. The trouble is corroded copper or bronze can take on the look of...
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