I want to make sure you understand that my comments are not intended to reflect on you personally, but it has been my experience that most people,...
Why not write to the author and ask him how he arrived at that number.
I would have to say no because even on some genuine coins the M is not always sharp and clear. And I suspect on the fakes you are talking about...
Don't see it ? You must look at different coins than I do. http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=402&lotNo=683 And there are plenty more to be...
But they don't say questionable, when in doubt they say AT. Neither do they label a coin natural, when they think it's natural they don't say...
They are typically multiples of spot, sometimes many multiples of spot.
With toning like that there wouldn't be any luster showing.
Why ? Because NGC said it was AT ? That doesn't prove it is AT, it could still very well be natural toning. All that label means is that this...
You didn't, you couldn't. You see, I learned a long time ago that others can only offend you if you them allow them to do so. That said, you...
For a coin to tone equally on both sides in an album may not be as common as it toning on one side only, but it is by no means unheard of. And...
Even if the PCGS guide was accurate, the free link doesn't show anything above MS63.
Hmmmm - does that mean that you would refuse to buy say Panda coins or any of the modern silver coins that come from China. That is communist...
Either I can look it up on Heritage, or you can. But if you do it then you'll how to do it the next time.
The weight can vary greatly. But there is no need to check the weight. If NGC slabbed then it is genuine.
You can learn more about how to judge a coin photograph by taking coin photographs than can by doing anything else. You can take 10-20 even 50...
Your pictures are not the best for judging if the coin has been harshly cleaned or not, but based on what I can see I would say it has not. But...
There's really no risk involved. It's an absolute certainty that you will fail. What you are proposing is akin to playing Russian Roulette with 6...
Can you post a picture of this coin ? It's not. You can buy one right now for $11,500.
Three benefits besides supporting the hobby. 1 - you get the magazine the Numismatist. 2 - you get to use the ANA library. 3 - you get a great...
Well for one thing, Carlos III did not become king until 1759.
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