I would go even further and say that no MS coin should ever be put in an album - any album !
Hope ya do as I'd like to read it; I'm assuming PCGS graded it ? You see contrary to most I hold no bias, positive or negative, towards either...
Looks OK to me too, but I would have been hesitant to pay $50 for it, $40 maybe.
I'd say VF.
What you are describing is pretty much typical when one buys a "lot" of Proof sets. Which is why I always recommend that purchasing lots be avoided.
For such a tool, worth every cent ! And then some !
And probably a thousand times I have read reports where PCGS bagged a coin on the first submission and then slabbed it the next time it was...
Probably 99 out of 100 times - the same thing.
Most all of our options for storage have their drawbacks and downsides, some are worse than others. 2x2's for example have several problems,...
Well, I'd say you either need a bigger safe or a second, and even a 3rd one. I say that because coin tubes are without a doubt the most efficient...
Copper, just like silver and gold, can be dipped. So the answer to your question is yes. There are a great many copper coins in slabs with the...
Then it is not toning. It is instead environmental contaminants that have settled on the surface of the coins over the years.
Well they're pretty common coins actually and unless it's one of the few scarce dates then it's probably not worth the effort. I'd go with my...
There have been a few dealers charged and prosecuted for theft at shows. Usually vest pocket dealers though as the regular guys often have too...
VF details harshly cleaned. As for what it is - it's ordinary dirt, grime and toning that has built up over the years.
Shame about the Grant, and I wonder about the '05 L/C now that I see it.
Well Happy Birthday ! As for the grumpy part - join the club. If my mother were still around to ask she'd tell you that I've been grumpy since...
I have to disagree Guy, it is absolutely corrosion. Any form of oxidation is corrosion. Yes, it will form an outer protective layer for the...
Any way you want to look at it they screwed up Siggi. And I'm sure they'll take care of it :)
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