There are various references on the positions of the D mintmark, I think there are four or so; I would never want to buy one of these unless I had...
They have a tall task as it is; I am a CAC dealer and can pretty much see where they draw the line on acceptance. Can you imagine them straining...
Great, too bad they can't just package a cheap technology so everyone could get results like this. It has taken me all these years just to get my...
I was at an area pawn shop today where the manager showed me this 1916-D Mercury dime; I tried to get a good close-up of the MM knowing how...
It is always important to compare images from known certified coins: http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1188&lotNo=8834#Photo It can be...
But they only charged him for one year on the tax fraud charge, which seems to be common when they have all types of other proven charges. The...
A Mr. Burg of Colorado was convicted as both a coin dealer cheat with his customers and a tax non-filer:...
There were stories of original bank rolls of various coins over the years, some are actually true, not in this case.
OK, thanks. Here are a few more pics. with my digital camera, but assigning grade may still be tough. [IMG][IMG][IMG] Does this have a shot...
[IMG]I picked up this coin yesterday, an Isabella quarter. My thought on grade is MS62, the dealer was raving about it as an MS64, I think he is...
The temptation will always be there at coin shows, etc., to take a chance on a check with a drivers license especially when business is slow from...
Last weekend I bought some numismatics from a flea market dealer, paid him cash for the first item around $700; then I showed interest in some of...
There are 1001 reasons to get coins certified, and the expense, etc. are the reasons not to. I have heard people say lots of critical things...
Nice color and eye appeal. Fortunately the US has obsoleted so few of their notes. On my Colonials, no not cancelled, and the 1756 note is...
Interesting statistics, GDJMSP, you are always thought provoking and brilliant. Here is the PCGS statistics page: http://www.pcgs.com/statistics/...
In my experience "patience" is often over-rated and mistaught as a virtue. There is reasonable waiting and unreasonable. With PCGS grading over...
The overnight shipping adds another leg to the walkthrough turn-arounds. So two extra days right off the bat before the graders even look and...
NGC will not be grading on site there.
My research capabilities are decent not great. All you need is a computer these days to get pricing levels on numismatics. But I run into lots...
Par for the course with them; NGC is like clockwork. I overnighted some coins to them on Thursday they got logged into their system the next day...
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