It's the same as with the grades themselves - the standards changed. It is now acceptable to most of the grading companies to designate a coin as...
Just remember - it works both ways - depending on market conditions ;) Yesterday's 64 may be todays 63 :eek:
In a nutshell - no. There are several reasons for this, but one of the foremost among them is time. Now that may not make sense to most, but once...
It's quite easy to understand how the grades changed - once you understand how market grading works. And no I'm not saying I agree with it - just...
Yes - you are reading it wrong. My comments were intended to show that I think much like you do in that I prefer the sets to be fully original and...
This is a very poorly made cast copy of the 8 reale cob struck in Potosi, Bolivia in 1761. I can only assume that it is the kind of trinket made...
None of the other grading companies will grade your coin at all - they will simply take your slabbing fees and return the coin to you in a...
Yes it is genuine. The majority of the GSA dollars come a case just like that one. But the GSA dollars were also issued in other cases. You...
Mitchell - You didn't need to look at the Feedback at all. Everything you needed to know was right there in the auction descriptinon. Now,...
Howdy Dave - You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but what might surprise you is that I agree with it. You see - I am a collector of...
A word of advice about that safe - buy one with a burlglary rating. And buy it at least twice as big as you think you need :eek: Trust me on...
Mitchell - There is no doubt - your ebay account has been compromised. And ebay does not clean anything out - no matter what your My eBay...
I understand your point completely - but let me make an additional comment or two. While the coins being slabbed by PCGS may or may not increase...
sandyfox - The first thing you need to do is get that coin into a quality coin holder like an AirTite. The second thing you need to do is...
Until a few months ago it wasn't that hard to buy gold under melt. You just had to know what gold to look for ;) Now that may sound kinda...
You are correct. The silver quarter sets sold in the full silver Proof set will be identical the silver quarter sets sold individually.
Laser technology has been in use for this purpsoe for quite some now. And yes it is very effective and very difficult to detect.
Far too often sellers use the wrong term to describe their coins. A "gem BU" - at least in my book - should grade MS65. Any coin that would grade...
rugen - You could try posting high quality pics of the coins - I'm sure many would be willing to offer their opinions. But short of actually...
Just to make sure I am not confusing anyone - the full Silver Proof sets will include the quarters as well. The annual Proof set is not sold in...
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