Sidebar about counterfeiting the slabs.....are the PCGS and NGC holograms able to be digitally encrypted with the actual grade and coin so even if...
Thanks....I have lucked out so far, seem to have chosen some good coins with my most expensive coins. I really need to read the ANA grading book...
I think affordability of lots of coins even in all the Mint States accounts for it. Even with the premiums, affordability -- esp. if you go down...
Is that accurate ? Wow, maybe I got a good deal....I paid about $800 as I believe. I thought silver was $17/oz. figured it was almost 50x that...
Thanks Ethan...it's on my TO BUY list.
Yes....and Eddie, I am sure you are one of the sharp ones...but for most of us (myself included) and for 99.9% of the collectors, they are NOT...
RPM ? RPD ? Summit by email ? I'm lost......:oldman:
Someone tell me I'm not an idiot for paying over 50x the intrinsic value for a coin. :D I paid much less percentage-wise for my $20 Saints. In...
What are you getting a microscope for, to take closeup pics easily ? To look at the coins ?
I think we are splitting hairs here, folks. When I see guys on another forum talking about buying MS-65 $20 Saint-Gaudens closer to "65.8" which...
Well that's stupid...it's not bashing PCGS, it's talking about TPG standards in general. Besides, most people seem to think PCGS is more...
Like what kind of posts do they censor ?
Where you start -- and end -- is critical. However, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) would state that rolling periods are the best measure. On that...
Well, I checked them out.....wanted to join, but glitch wouldn't let me. So I guess you guys get my undivided attention. :D They have some good...
His rant is worth the price of the coin !!! :D
They can't do that with today's CAD stuff ?
Is that a Draped Bust dollar ?
Silver Holdings: OK, I went over my holdings and found out a lot of useful stuff. Namely, that keeping track of information about thousands of...
OK Method To Take Pics: (1) Table with lamp light (2) Angle coin/slab at 45-degrees off of base (3) Use smartphone or digital camera for...
Speaking of weights, do any of you have or carry around one of those new digital measuring scales that cost anywhere from $20 - $50 ? I would...
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