Go after PCGS to make it right. There was a lady who bought a $15,000, better date $20 St. Gaudens gold that "went bad" like this. She tried to...
Thank you!
Here are a few gold coins that have been puttied ... some in a PCGS holder. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And here is an Elizabeth I milled six pence. These coins were made on a screw press, and they were better made than their hammered counterparts....
I have a "well advanced" collection of British coins that feature one coin for each king from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II. I still have...
My day dreams run toward more impossible items, like the King of Siam Proof set. I’d take that over any other numismatic item.
[ATTACH] Here is the only Cistophorus I have. It features Emperor Claudius and his "black widow" wife Agrippina the Younger. The story is she...
Right now Constantine is sitting at the end of my Roman coin journey at the moment. I am still trying to absorb all of the military and political...
I would like to join that club one day, but so far it has not worked out. I have bid on a couple of problem pieces and did not get them. When...
Hardicanute (ruled 1040 to 1042) was the last Viking king to rule England. As you wiil see from my "bullet book" notes, he was not morned when he...
If they are in the original mint packages, make sure to keep the coins and the Cerificates of Authenticity together. The coins are worth more if...
That's tough one because of the toning. I would say MS-61 unless there is a lot of luster, that the camera didn't catch, comming up the obverse.
They are not that expensive in the circulated grades. You just have to find the dealer who has some to sell. OOPS! I was thinking this was a...
One would think that one of the companies would make these albums, but they don’t. The reasons are many collectors want these coins in slabs and...
The coin has two big gouges on the reverse. Those marks are definitely post mint damage and would make the coin a no grade. The coin has been...
First you are basing your opinion on PCGS True View photos which are “glamor shots.” That makes the coin look the best that it can be. Even in...
EF-45, in the old days, EF-40.
@Steve Lupo, you have raised some interesting questions. I have been collecting U.S. gold since I was in high school in the 1960s. Today I have...
This coin may have looked better when NGC graded it. After a piece has been dipped, it looks good to certain sets of eyes and gets a high grade....
Wow! You have a piece of Milton, Delaware Civil War script! That's a rare item. That was my home town, and I was trilled when I found one.
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