ICG has used slab boxes lined with Intercept Shield for years. I used to write to ICG direct and buy them for $6 each.
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I'm working on an article on that subject. But I'm going back to the very beginning - not just the last two editions. The results will be...
Zane - for your purposes you would be far better off to work out a deal with a coin shop. Have the owner pick a group of slabbed coins at random...
Carl ya gotta start using those smiley icons or people are gonna take ya serious :D Yes - using soap is considered cleaning. Soap will also...
Howdy a2austen - Welcome to the Forum !! In my opinion, no the coins are not worth the money to have them graded. Keep them for what they are -...
One little ooops there Speedy. In the description for VG - That word "after" should be before. And by the way - those are the same exact...
Why ?? - for money of course. There is a great deal of profit to be made by counterfeiting any coin. They even counterfeit common date Lincoln...
By people - often called coin doctors.
It was - but it has also bled over into today. Sellers are always looking for descriptive adjectives to make their coin "sound" like a better...
No - it means that even though the rim is heavily worn - it is still visible. Flat means that the rim has merged with the fields of the coin and...
dimedude - What conder is referring to is that over the years the grading standards have changed - and they have. And yes that includes the...
Indeed you did - and not bad pics ;) Try adjusting the white balance and use GE Reveal lightbulbs. Turn all other lights in the room off. You'll...
In my opinion - damage.
I'm inclined to agree that it is a fake. It should weigh 6.4516 grams - if it doesn't, then it is.
Well - a coin that is 638 yrs old is plenty old enough to call it ancient for me ;) The Lion d'or issued by the Count Louis De Male - 1368. I...
It looks to me like a small bit of metal that squeezed up around the collar during striking. Kind of like finning but not as extreme. Of course...
Tis truly a shame :mad:
No, I wasn't trying to say that your coin had a planchet defect - I was merely answering your question about planchet defects. Based on your...
Yes - from about '87 thru '91.
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