You need to realize that those spots are not on the coins when they are inspected & packaged - they develop later after they are already all boxed...
Dad burn it !! Looks like I went and did it again. Soon another collector will be joining the ranks of the darkside - more competition :rolleyes:...
Sarawakian - Many of them do get their coins at wholesale. A dealer will sell a coin to another dealer for much less than he will sell it to a...
I thought it was O myself - until I did this by accident while trying to orient the coin correctly so I could post your pics for you. [IMG]...
Well digger - as they say - a picture is worth a thousand words. This one kinda proves the point ;) NOW - we know what you were talking about....
onDvine - You might find this a bit easier ;) Click Here
It won't have a chance with either until the PVC is removed. And even once it is - NGC may refuse to grade due to damage, if the PVC did indeed...
Well you have two choices then - either crack out the coin and clean it yourself, then resubmit. Or send the coin to NCS and have them conserve...
Well take a look at the mint mark - the Denver mint didn't even exist in 1885. And besides that - they put the mint mark on the coin backwards...
I rather doubt it Andy as I found my religion many years ago. Of course there was those 7 years I studied for the priesthood ;)
In my opinion yes - at least until you learn more about the coins. There are many counterfeits out there for ALL gold coins. And you will have no...
This one article by Scott Travers will answer a great many questions that have been asked here repeatedly. It is well worth reading, saving - and...
It never hurts to keep some things in the back of your mind ;) HERE
Perhaps this will help to understand whizzing - HERE
Good starters ? I don't know what to say - everybody has to start someplace :D But quite honestly, whatever coin you start with, you should...
The term paperweight doen't have to be taken literally. But it may as well be as they ruined the coin by doing that to it. I have no idea what...
There's no way to say which gives a better return - it all depends on what you pay. But yes, there are plenty pf people that make a good bit of...
So if I understand your comments correctly ANACS refused to slab it ?
What kind of coin would you prefer - US, French, British, Swiss ?? And do you have a preference for grade ? You'd have a hard time finding US...
It looks to me like somebody took a very nice coin, one I would be proud to own, and made a paperweight out of it :(
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