Actually Chris there was a time when some people did wrap the coins, not the paper rolls the coins themselves, in aluminum foil, and then insert...
You're allowed to think whatever you want. Doesn't make you right.
Gonna getcha for that Larry !
Yes, lots of them. There are sports stars, actors, movie producers and directors, CEO's of major corporations, arab shieks, Royalty, nobilty - you...
PVC residue can come in all different colors from white to green to brown to black - and all shades in between. And, the spots might even be...
But that's just the thing dannic, they do count it. But they only count it sometimes. Example - you're never gonna see a coin in the higher grades...
That's not what I mean Hunter. Let me see if I can explain. See below. That's part of the problem you are having Detecto. For there is a lot...
I have brg, more times than I can count. In fact I did it just yesterday in this thread - http://www.cointalk.com/t204127/ And no, you most...
All you gotta do is look in the Red Book guys to find the first "offical" Proofs. But yes, they absolutely made earlier examples. And Rusty, the...
Trying to learn how to grade based on pictures is a terrible idea Hunter. Unless you are using hundreds of pictures for each individual grade and...
And that's a large part of the reason why so many people have such a hard time learning how to grade treehugger. They seen things like that...
Save your money, it'll never grade that high.
No, the problem lies with people who don't take care of things, not the TPGs. What you're saying is like saying car makers should build a car...
Believe it or not the subject has been posted and discussed many, many times. I can remember discussing it before CT even existed.
Detecto the biggest problem is that you don't realize or understand what the difference is between a 63, a 64 and a 65. Once you understand those...
That one will teach more about grading than any other book I know of, and I've read them all. I also recommend the PCGS book already mentioned....
Patience - next to knowledge the most valuable and hardest thing there is for a coin collector to acquire ;)
You need to get out more, broaden your experience. Other silver items DO tone in rainbow colors. Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it...
How many different kinds would you like Owle ?...
Especially when you consider that every MS65 coin there was prior to 1986, turned into an MS63 coin literally overnight.
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