What makes you think this ? I mean I understand about the info being passed on to the graders, but if the substances were acceptable why...
You're right, I screwed up on that number :o What I should have said was 45 million, PCGS claims over 20 million and NGC now claims 25 million,...
I have no idea of the value. But please do not post it in other sections of the fourm. 1 post is enough. Somebody will be along who can probably...
sturm - you need to just call them and ask them your questions.
Could be I suppose, but then your understanding would be completely different than mine. Based on what I have read and the videos PCGS put out any...
Your link won't work unless someone is willing to open a Rapid Share account. I suggest you post your picture on a site like Photobucket and then...
Try these - http://www.civitasgalleries.com/ http://www.sedwickcoins.com/ http://www.vcoins.com/world/ http://www.coinvault.com/
When I used the word ignorant it was to indicate your lack of knowledge, not your manners. As far as backing it up - all you had to do was...
This is probably as good as I can do to help you understand the difference. Read this - http://www.cointalk.com/t58435/
Again I would agree with Reynolds' grade of 50. The coin has even and obvious wear on virtually all the high points of both the obv and rev as...
It's really a question that remains to be answered for coins submitted under any but the Secure Plus tier. But since PCGS mentions Blue Ribbon as...
To be honest I would be leary of bidding on that coin. The wear pattern is very unusual and there is not enough detail to say if the coin is a...
No, not if it was harshly cleaned. But shiny does not equal luster. Shiny can easily be achieved by polishing a coin that has zero luster. That...
No they did not. The box sets however were sealed. But the paper packing tape used and the boxes themselves are easily obtained brand new today....
I said used to have because I no longer have a collection. I quit collecting coins in 2006.
It should list the actual catalog you need. That at least makes it a lot easier to search for. Some of those old ones you find on the net once you...
Tompkins - You can buy 100 harshly cleaned coins and every one of them will look different than every other one of them. That's because there...
1 - No, absolutely not. 2 - Not in a million years. I don't buy pigs in a poke. 3 - Question does not apply to me since I would never buy it...
What you're looking for are the realized prices for the Frederick C.C. Boyd collection. If you can't find what you want in this document -...
Variety ? - I haven't a clue. Grade ? - Ungradeable, because the coin looks to have been harshly cleaned and re-toned. VF details.
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