Honestly, I'm convinced it's because they have a lot of buyers that don't know what they are doing. I don't think it has anything to do with exposure.
My guess is that you hairlined the coin with the cotton swab. So odds are no matter who you submit it to now it'll come back the same. I'd leave it.
Looks natural to me, but even if it wasn't you couldn't tell the difference. But to submit it for grading - why ? The coin has a terrible strike,...
Interesting. I collected original sets for most of my life and I never saw, or even heard of anything like that. And no book or article I've ever...
Absolutely not.
There was no original cellophane. The '53 Mint Sets were in cardboard holders with a paper over-lay. But even if there had been, it would not...
They never could, neither can anybody else.
Specifically what sets are you talking about Matt ? To my knowledge the only time cellophane was ever used in any mint packaging was on the 1955...
This thread is a prime example of why there is such a problem with cleaning coins. Here we have a bunch of people saying that this way is fine and...
I strongly disagree. Soap of any kind is one of the worst things you can use on a coin because it is all but impossible to get the soap residue...
Wouldn't matter if it was a sticky, most refuse to believe it. I've said the same thing on this forum a thousand times if I've said once. And all...
This is the Sheldon rarity scale - R-1 Common R-2 Not So Common R-3 Scarce R-4 Very Scarce (population est at 76-200) R-5 Rare (31-75)...
Then you must go to the auctions of some house I have never heard of because all major auction houses can and do bid on items in their own...
Gorgeous coin ! But honestly, I'd say they over-graded it. Looks AU to me.
Personally, I always went by the coin. Not the plastic it was in. So it never mattered to me which plastic it was. But as a rule, NGC is more...
As I said, it's not just Teletrade. It's every auction house there is - ALL of them. And the difference is pretty simple. You don't know that...
With pretty much any subject like this you're going to find differences of opinion depending on who is talking or who wrote the book. For example,...
It only gives that appearance to people who don't know that is exactly what is going to happen on any lot that has a reserve. The same thing...
Agreed. The delineation can also vary depending on the coins or the subject being discussed. For example, ancient colletors might consider...
No, but proof Frankie can get the UCAM but not an FBL. With moderns, the terms only apply to Proofs. With older coins the terms can apply to...
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