I'd bet money it's not. But I don't think they'd slab it, even if they were the ones who took it out of the case.
Not much would surprise me anymore Mike, not when it comes to how the TPGs grade anymore. I'll readily agree, and always have, that luster is...
Even if it would grade 65, value is about $150. Personally, for that date and mint I'd call it a 64. Value of a 64 is about half that. Luster is...
Bullion is bullion, even old bullion. I wouldn't agree with that, either part of it. Most world coin dealers have very wide buy/sell spreads....
Yes, I saw that. But that is the result of the coin being struck with a rusty die, something that is quite common with these coins. Even more...
Several reasons why I suggest books over computer disks. Books are always gonna be there and they always work - computers don't always work. And...
Dunno why they did it, but it's part of the same law that allows them to mint the things. And it applies to all bullion coins.
There is far more to grading a coin than just luster. Is it important ? Yes, but so is everything else. And to ignore everything else is a...
Nope. There is a law that prevents them from keeping them. Leftovers must be melted down.
A couple of reasons. First and foremost, coins, any coins, are terrible investments. And there are numerous reasons for that alone. Secondly, you...
I think the thing here is how one defines ugly. I have seen thousands of toned coins that I thought were ugly as a mud fence, but plenty of others...
Common date damaged coin. Basically being sold for melt, as it should be. edit - something worthy of note. Generic gold coins, even those graded...
Hard to say. Some of the coloration has qualities that might be verdigris, or it might not be. It could be PVC contamination. Either way it is a...
That is not verdigris jjack. That is discoloration caused by contamination.
Yes, the Krause catalogs are standard reference books for the world's coins. Don't forget they have US coins in them too. They should, in my...
With hits like that on the head it absolutely amazes me how anybody could think that coin could ever on ts best day be graded higher than 64 :eek:
rodeo - Yes, some of them did circulate. But the percentage of the coins that were actually used by people was about like how many people use the...
To be quite honest none of those coins are worth sending in to get graded. The grading fees alone would cost more than the coins do. You can put...
I don't know how else to explain it, but the TPGs assume nothing. If it cannot be proved, then they will not say one way or the other - period....
You're never going to get an answer here on those two, not beyond what has already been said. And it really wouldn't matter whether you sent them...
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