Not always. Imagine a coin you have $50 in that you can sell raw for $70 or you can spend $25 to grade it and sell it for $85. $85 is more the...
This was for coins? I checked the customs website and coins do not have customs duties. It sounds like you were charged the Merchandise...
Because some people want their coins "perfect" with no "distractions". They want good strikes, no die cracks, and die clashes etc. These people...
I agree with Insider, most cases where on coin is inserted into another they make the joint just inside the rim and that is where everyone looking...
I don't see a link to the actual sale so I can't say if he lied or not, or if you made assumptions that weren't supported. These "unsearched"...
They recovered 8 back in the 40's, they knew where #9 was (the Farouk coin) they announced that they had recovered all of them. (When they started...
Depending on the album/series that may not be possible/help. If you have a series that overlaps the period when they switched for open to close...
I think like the other coin this is an example of a partial plating. In the case of this coin the obverse does have some damaging scrapes. I do...
As far as I know ther are no US customs duties on coins. Since you are asking about international mail I will assume you are outside the US. You...
I was thinking there were some high relief 1922 business strikes made but they were all destroyed, There were also some 35,000 MEDIUM relief...
I'm not aware of them nailing coins to the masts, but it is common practice to place coins below the mast when it is being set in place. Today it...
And possibly a third grader, and don't forget the finalizer, but I went through all of this earlier. As far as a comparison to Enron, that was...
I don't believe there is an overdate in 1848. There are several repunched dates but no overdates.
But how would you get your submission to that bribed grader? Doesn't do you any good to ribe a grade and then have your submission graded by...
In which case you now have to bribe at least three graders and get the submission router to send the submission to each of them in turn. So now...
It was answered 8 years ago within the first 13 posts, three times. Yes a few do exist accidentally struck on silver planchets intended for 1964...
It looks SIMILAR to Pn4 (which is a pattern not a coin) but the head is not as well executed and the legend inscription on the obverse is...
Probably not. Have an image?
Looks partially plated to me (pre-strike) To rub it enough to remove the plating would also impart wear to the high points of the coin (including...
Very nice. At least two sets of clashmarks on both sides, possibly a third clash on the obverse. Obv clash is VERY heavy especially behind the...
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