OK, he'll be the one who defines what he spends, but these links will give you some ideas of what to look for, condition, and how much they cost....
cool8ball - your question was moved here - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-post-upload-photos.258303/
I readily agree those are planchet flaws on the rim, and yes I do mean plural. Thing is, planchet flaws, just like post mint damage, are reason...
Any hammered coin from Holland ? There are many, gold, silver, and copper. Is there any preference ?
One comment, yes the TPGs do ask that you put submitted coins in flips. But they will accept them in original packaging. And they will charge you...
Dave, apparently your concern is that readers of this forum will believe what I say because of my position with CT. But I don't think that's the...
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Confirming that a given coin is indeed a Proof is almost always a simple matter of just looking at the coin. A Proof will have mirror fields, a...
Dave there's a huge difference between hating something, and telling the truth about it. That's what I do, I tell the truth. Not that others don't...
I don't hate them at all. And have no idea why you think I do. Did I say one thing that wasn't true ? No I didn't. All I did was point out is...
Boy, don't know where to start with this. As a child I did what most probably do, I filled holes in the old blue Whitman folders. That lasted a...
That's really a hard question to answer. Washingtons are considered by many if not most graders to be the single hardest coin there is to grade....
Yes, as I said, the TPGs do honor their guarantees. There is no argument on that point. But they and only they decide if they made a mistake or...
It's pretty simple - as with all things in life, it's chocolate and vanilla. What flavor ice cream do you like ?
Just curious, exactly which part of his comment is it that you consider bull hockey ? Are you saying that you have never seen a coin in a TPG slab...
You may also want to look into buying some of the Davenport books. Most are relatively inexpensive.
Yeah he is. Small problem though, he has to grade coins according to the standards that they tell him to use. In other words, he can't grade the...
No, I have never heard of a TPG doing that before. In point of fact, the TPGs are well known for doing exactly the opposite. The TPGs have slabbed...
Did ya now ? Then perhaps you need to learn how to read. Or at the least, read more carefully. The link provided by Blissskr for the new text is...
Perhaps that might be because you are missing one simple thing - "The Collectible Coin Protection Act strengthens the original Hobby Protection...
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