Actually the opposite is true. The coins of yesteryear had a much tighter tolerance when it came to weight than modern coins do, particularly gold...
That film is likely the coin's undoing though. It might even cause the coin to be considered ungradeable because of altered surfaces or...
This got me thinking as I have never seen the 80 code used before. There are several different codes that PCGS have used on Genuine slabs and they...
When they say "they can't get them anymore" what they are really saying is that they are not allowed, by the bosses, to order them anymore. Any...
Yeah, he did. But did you look at them ? All of the coins from the El Cazador were corroded, but some of them were much, much worse than others....
Then you need to look again because the prices listed on the web site you linked to are very close to the prices listed in post #4 of this thread.
Just yesterday I got an email from a promoter offering them for $175 I think it was - still grossly over-priced. But that doesn't stop people from...
Maybe, but I think it unlikely that a slug could make it into a change machine.
The steps are actually a poor choice for an indication of quality of strike. As a general rule most Jeffs are weakly struck. And if you want to...
Have to agree they are both over-graded.
Blank planchets are not rare, nor are they common, but they are found from time to time. Value can vary slightly but is typically less than $10.
Looks like it to me.
Looks really weird to see that on a slab. First one I've seen.
The hit across the steps would stop it from getting FS even if all 6 steps were clear as a bell, which they are not. But that has nothing to do...
If I understand correctly you think you're having a problem because of the mirror surfaces on modern Proofs. But that is exactly what makes it so...
If you create the images yourself of course it would be OK.
That is an excellent resource !
You don't need to quote it, I am very familiar with it. Anybody that wants to can read it here - http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html And...
For the record, when I did collect coins I would pay a premium for nice toning. But I wouldn't pay what I thought was a stupid premium for it. And...
I don't write the laws Ruben, I just try to follow them.
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