I treat it like the old adage, "never clean a coin". Sure its tiresome for experienced collectors, but has been indispensible advice to tons of...
Anyone who drinks the koolaid of giving undue weight to the grade on the holder is the one who is going to end up with a pile of overgraded coins....
St Gaudens = Beautiful coin, a work of art especially in UHR. Kennedy = Pedestrian example of boring subject matter combined with lackluster coin...
I own quite a few AU bust half dimes, and that coin is an XF. Its not AU in my book in any way. Maybe VF35 was a touch harsh, (I don't know if it...
Honestly, I do not think I was ever in the situation to decide. I have always only used money that I didn't "need" for my hobby. Therefor, I was...
I have the set and some "extras". They made some interesting gold coins in the 50's not listed as coins. For some reason they are in the back of...
I think Old PCI = 25, new PCGS = 50 kinda says it all about the modern slab game to me.
I agree some eastern mints at times can have sprues. Maybe they simply removed them better by then. I was thinking of many provincial and greek...
A couple of disagreements. I do not think we have ever seen evidence of casting sprues in denari, or even LRB, so I highly doubt the flans were...
Excellent idea actually. I have "tested" new dealers occasionally by pretending to have inherited some coins, and see what their reaction is....
Maybe, but if there was a witness and the dealer could not prove he paid the customer more I think there would be a strong case. Unfortunately you...
I would have called the police. In many jurisdictions this is felony theft. A dealer has a higher responsibility than a collector. If they knowing...
Roman Imperials always have a fuzzy starting line to me. Do you start classifying them after Augustus as Roman coins, or when Rome effectively...
Unusual coin. Reverse well struck up but obverse bust looks a little mushy. I would guess instead of weak strike worn obverse die myself. Grade? I...
[ATTACH] This auction closed a week after my mother passed away. She had a greyhound she adopted from a racetrack, and the portrait here resembles...
Bob Ries at anythinganywhere.com has these at times as well. If you get "Siamese Coins, From Funan to the Fifth Reign" you can get a really good...
This is the author that I use for my main reference. Is this title also being published by River Books? I will definitely get a copy.
The marks on the side have nothing to do with bullion. There are chakra marks at the beginning and end, with Lanna writing in the middle. My wife...
I am a sucker for rhinos too, but this seems like a touch high. I wonder if they sell uncertified pieces.
They can be found in the Byzantine series Steve. Trust me. The crudeness of manufacture just makes it harder sometimes. Look at the gold coin...
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