Don't know your field... but I'd say Trade Dollars, $3, and $20 are the most commonly counterfeited. Never buy one of those raw unless you know...
Well, I clearly remember you showed me a 55DDO that was in an AU slab, and I thought it was UNC. So, unless you have more than one, I'm going to...
No, it is actually a really good question. I misunderstood your original question. I think there should be some books that we refer people to...
Nah. I think I just sorta misinterpreted his question. I think rather than asking "what resources can we offer to beginners?" he was actually...
The real problem is that beginners don't know what to search for. If they post a question we can tell them, but they don't know what they don't...
So, Chris has mentioned a series of threads, and I have alluded to their presence on CoinTalk. I will give you the link for "What You Need to Know...
Haha, yeah, that's what I meant Chris. When I posted many of my WYNTK threads on NGC, I posted them on Cointalk at the same time.
I think when you showed me that coin, it was in an AU-58 holder (ICG maybe?). I think I looked at it and said it shouldn't be AU, should be UNC at...
Some cointalk members translated some of these threads from the NGC forum to Cointalk. Not gonna name any names or anything... ;)
The Art and Science of Grading Coins. I'm not biased or anything, but it should be required reading for every poster.
Well, the only Rama I know of was described by Arthur C. Clark. But this appears to a cool thing, and very attractive.
So you're saying.... I should buy the coin and not the holder? Man, you're a genius! ;)
Nope. Not worth it. It's fake. Return it.
Why in the blazes would you have bought a rare coin that you aren't sure about? This coin screams fake to me, and $3 gold is well known to be rife...
This is a fantastic example of the die transfer, as eric mentioned. You'll more often hear this referred to as "ghosting" of the dies. It is...
Yes, that holder came out within the last year. NGC has tightened grades in the last year or two, according to most analysts (conspiracy theories...
That is fairly extensive corrosion across a significant portion of the coin. Honestly, I'd discount the coin 100% or more. You'd have to pay me...
I nominate your Corinthian Stater for your "coin of the year" ;)
On a site where most of the collectors are based in the US, I'm really not surprised that the majority of responses are "home country." US...
Your reasons are pretty hard to argue with. I guess I'm not old enough. ;)
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