Hope you don't mind, I pulled a copy of that adoption-curve image to post directly. [ATTACH] This is an interesting chart. But you know what I'd...
That's kind of the point. ;)
That's just because eBay these days is full of bargain hunters who don't appreciate true quality in coins. :rolleyes:
I've suggested this before, and been shot down quite firmly, but I'm compelled to point it out again: if moderators and administrators would allow...
Looks like I need to brush up on the high end of the circulated Barber grading scale again...
Fine, I'll take 53. :rolleyes:
I'm pretty sure you can't even see your own infraction count, never mind others'. If infraction counts were public, some people would treat it as...
The relevant statute prescribes fines and/or imprisonment for anyone who fraudulently "alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs,diminishes, falsifies,...
Imgur is an extremely well-known image-hosting site. You may not know for sure what image you'll get, but you can be pretty confident it'll be an...
I'm not especially good at spotting subtle differences in coin designs -- that's one reason I don't chase varieties -- but for some reason,...
Don't know what was showing when this thread was originally posted, but the images I see now are a clear fake. The date looks nothing like the...
Who also, I believe, touched on the issue of "how hard do you have to rub"...
Good research! Thanks for the follow-up.
Okay, just because it's Friday and I feel like stirring up trouble: [ATTACH] link to auction It can happen. But when it does, it doesn't look...
Looks like a 1972-s Eisenhower dollar, enlarged from a much smaller JPEG image. Because of the image artifacts, I can't see anything else...
That's what we call a "squeeze job", produced by squeezing two coins together in a vise. The giveaway is that part of the design is incuse...
Which humbugs are those?
Nothing much to add here, just bookmarking this thread to use as an example of "how not to ask for advice on CoinTalk"... :rolleyes:
And I still maintain that, in this case, PCGS claiming this is a mechanical error would constitute "weaseling". Nobody accidentally typed an 8 for...
Thing is, the "reverse radar" note, where the number reads exactly the opposite back-to-front as front-to-back, actually isn't as rare as you...
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