Yup - left out that little 3 letter word - NOT.
Not quite Jack - they do charge the seller a fee, anywhere from 7% - 15%. And they charge the buyer a fee - 15% - 20%. But the buyer does not pay...
Yeah, if it is PVC. Acetone won't touch verdigris though.
There are no anchors, for anything. Prices are set by what the market will bear - supply and demand is all there is to it.
Yeah it would. But if they did that then they would have to grade all coins in the same way. And if they actually did that then there would be no...
On this we shall disagree. While I would not even pretend to be able to cite specific examples, even the ANA grading books comment that the...
And - they often scratch coins when you put them in or take them out of the non-PVC flips because the hard edges are sharp. Coin flips were...
Conder is correct about the collar - fingers work before mind does sometimes :o
Not always, there are many stages of PVC contamination. In the beginning it is a thin transparent film that you can't even see. Later it begins to...
Your best bet may be to list the item on ebay or Amazon. Yes you can always sell the book to a book dealer but you will not get as much for he has...
Yes, but the grade of the coin is not G4 - don't misunderstand that part.
To arrive at a net grade you first have to determine the grade of the coin as if the damage or problem was not there. Then you discount the grade...
Ryan - whenever you see that greenish, bluish stuff on a copper coin, like on the shield of this one, you should pass on the coin. It's corrosion...
I would never recommend using it all, but you asked a question so I answered it.
That'll be enough gentlemen.
No it wouldn't. Citing the source of the material is not the same as having permission to use it if the material is used verbatim. But as long...
It would be a G4 at best and with the damage a PO-1.
Ryan - the rims can only be so tall. The reason for that is because the rims are formed by the collar when the coin is struck. The collar looks a...
There is nothing to indicate that coin die was re-punched. It very well may have been done when the die was first made. And if you can't find...
Nic-A-Date works on any coin and it will bring out any legend, mint mark or part of the devices that have been worn away. People only associate...
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