I got this email from Don Willis at PCGS: "I'm super-excited and just had to share this with you. I just left FUN and what a show! Heritage sold...
Hard to tell like Mark, Poindexter, said. Could be PL or DMPL.
One way to analyze grading standards is check out the auction sites with high resolution photography, like Heritage, Teletrade and Great...
Of course gold coins tone with the 10% copper. I have seen a huge variation of tones and colors and spots of various sizes and colors and...
All they need is an excuse and they can raid and seize, I don't know what the statistics are but I am sure this is big money for law enforcement.
Not enough to matter. If they decide it was over graded, the best scenario is a replacement with a better coin or $$ exchanged for the over...
They definitely apply less scrutiny to the lower risk coins like this one. Once you get into the areas where a grade or two make a big difference...
Seizure (conquest?) laws have always been ugly. But these days when you read a news report like this, that of the 1933 $20s, etc., it makes it...
Good points, sir, and I do agree. The need for confidentiality has never been higher nor, ironically, for government action against the agents of...
I see where the concerns lie here, luster is strong, fields though are questionable, but is there much of a premium with an MS coin? I have run...
Very high end coins. It's hard to find early fives that have not been dipped out.
The largest percentage loss on the part of "investors" would be IRA proof precious metals with box and papers at huge mark-ups; when dealers were...
A nicely toned OH Philly of mine: http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/33384/1884-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-64-OGH
A nicely toned OH Philly of mine: http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/33384/1884-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-64-OGH
Eventually law enforcement will catch up with them. Just got an email from PCGS that they are opening up a grading facility over there. PCGS...
NGC is way too fussy when it comes to grading coins with minor problems. I say this as both an NGC and a PCGS authorized dealer. Read Maurice...
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/goldline-execs-charged-fraud/story?id=14857253 It looks like their day in court is coming up soon. Anyone want to...
Sorry if that was a tangent. How successful has this particular fraudster been selling his fakes?
They could work on their nomenclature and come up with something more precise. This is the standard definition of "cleaned": clean (kl[IMG]n)...
It looks like they have their hands full just trying to get coins graded, the solution seems to be if you want a coin graded, take advantage of...
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