It would be nice if NGC would at least encapsulate their body bagged coins in a NCS holder with a details grade rather than just sending the coins...
Is that a double NGC holder? I've never seen one of those before.
No, Airtites are made of plastic and will not scratch your coins. Capital Holders can also be safely used for long-term storage of more valuable...
Steve Bartman. Oh wait, he didn't actually play 3rd base. He played the 3rd base line. Oh well, it doesn't really matter because the Cubs will...
Ms-65
Oh great, numismatic humor! That ranks right up there with Mortuary humor.
Yeah, that is a nice looking coin. Numismedia lists the 1795 Large Cent "Plain Edge" at $1470 in VF-20. But that is the price one would expect a...
Well said! I suspect most of us here have "problem coins" in our collection. I for one am glad that such coins exist because if I could only...
The grade you are referring to is denoted as FR-2 which stands for "Fair Condiiton".
Actually, it is a drop of three slots because PO-1 is below FR-2.
ryanbrooks, I know it's taboo on here to suggest such a thing but if that were my coin I might be tempted to experiment on it with some...
Wow, you net graded his coin a "Poor" (and I thought i was a tough grader) :D. While I will concede that those "scratches" are distracting, I...
Nice color, minimal wear, and problem free. I like it!
G-6 details, corroded- cleaned- scratched net AG-3
F-12 details, cleaned-damaged, net VG-8
Ms-61
I'll second that. Those Washington dollars are butt ugly!
Au-53
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6414817&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Father, son...
I suspect most all of these coins started out with nice surfaces. It's their highly reactive pure copper composition combined with decades of...
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