I don't disagree at all that many buy coins based on emotion instead of reason. But emotion sure seems to be a lot more prevalent with toned...
Then PCGS screwed up big time ! Or - it's a fake PCGS slab, which sounds more likely. There is no genuine Netherlands ducat, of any date, that...
Not sure what's going on but since the server upgrade I can't see most pics posted on CT. Apparently others are having similar issues as well.
Dave - what is your reason for buying coins ? As Hobo said, if you are buying coins to try and make money then you might as well stop now and...
Pure chance.
A thousand years from now. Probably the same thing that happened to them in the past thousand years. Here's one I used to own that was minted...
That's pretty much it.
Is that why Paul that you have admitted on numerous occasions that you pay too much for your coins ? Because you're thinking with your head ???...
I did exactly that in my post Tex. The last 4 paragraphs describe them in ascending order from least bad to worst.
Get the ANA Grading Guide.
There are many, many books written on how to grade coins of a particular series. But there are only 3 (based on modern standards) that I know of...
Does that not in and of itself tell us all something ? You're a lover of toned coins and because you're lover of toned coins you are willing to...
Enough already ! Either report back or don't, I really don't care at this point. But any more of this senseless squabbling like 6 year olds and...
On this point he is 100% correct - they are very inconsistent. PCGS more so than any other. Scratches are not wear in any way, shape or form....
Thad they really don't have much choice but to believe you because both you and your buyer tell the same story. Where people get into trouble...
It is worth noting that the charts I used for bullion do not refer to bullion coins. They refer to plain old gold bullion - as in bars.
Do you understand what each of those graphs represents ? The one on bullion should be obvious - it's the spot price of gold, in dollars, at...
A fair question. And so far the answers are about what you would expect them to be. But I always have to wonder what people are basing their...
The term railroad rim is not new, it's been around for decades. But it is a slang term. The proper term is partial collar.
Possible I'm wrong of course, but those dark spots sure don't look like PVC damage to me. My guess would be they are returning spots from previous...
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