I'm personally interested only in U.S. coin slabs and am not concerned about oversize, over-thick slabs. Have recently tried NGC, PCGS and Whitman...
Whoops! Looked through the manual and saw that the 1:1 adapter for the Bokina has 3 lenses in it, so it's more than an extension tube. They do...
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Thanks Ray. You and Dave are very helpful, and I'm thankful for it. No, I don't have the 1:1 adapter. When I bought the Bokina many years ago,...
Very interesting and informative thread. I've got a little-used Vivitar Series-1 90mm macro lens with a mount for Nikon film cameras. It's f2.5...
Although there has been quite a bit of discussion about how much should be paid, the fundamental issue is no payment at all was offered. If...
Now, this is a very interesting coin. It appears to have original toning and is a nice VF. The reverse dies had quite a voyage. Philly to CC,...
Been away for a day, so slow to reply. Thanks for the heads-up on the GSA 1879-CC that sold on eBay. I had a look, and it's lovely. My only...
Thanks. It's PCGS MS64. Cal
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Well, that's a pretty good indicator that the graders know it's a regrade and what the previous grade was. Appears the only real differences...
From the PCGS website: REGRADE: For a coin previously graded by PCGS you feel might be worthy of a higher grade, submit it in the holder. The...
Curious to know if anyone has had a regrade coin go down in grade at PCGS. With a regrade, the coin is cracked-out of the holder by PCGS and...
I'm not a fan of half-grades (i.e. + grades) and don't think they're needed. However, looking through the pop reports of NGC and PCGS, + grades...
Destroying the hobby? I doubt it. But one must deal with market realities, like them or not. It would be foolish not to take advantage of a...
Thanks for the replies and warm welcome. The reason I asked the question is I have a 1883-CC Morgan that was bought as NGC MS66DPL. I sent it to...
Does anyone know CAC's sticker replacement policy for: (a.) a slab that has had its sticker removed or damaged or (b.) a coin that has been...
Guess I'm unfamiliar with how this works. Is a hidden reserve always exercised by the house using a secret bidder number to bid-up the price?...
Watched the Pogue auction at Stacks-Bowers yesterday. 1804 $1 was hammered "sold" for about $10.6 million and 1822 $5 was hammered "sold" for...
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