Oh there is is no doubt that there are coins or sets where the price has increased substantially. But the key is from when to when. In order to...
Howdy Barney - Welcome to the Forum !! Desig stands for designation. In the case you mention CA stands for Cameo and DC stands for Deep Cameo....
I think people are mixing up this 90% number. In one report, it is only 1 particular date. In my report, it was only the coins at that 1...
Other than a couple of raised marks on the surfaces I see nothing to make me suspect the coin is not authentic. However, such marks can be a sign...
Yup, they do. But I haven't been able to to do so in my lifetime.
I just happen to know where you can find a few ;) CIVITAS
Now that's a coin !! The coin has been damaged, but even so, if it's genuine, and I have no reason to suspect it is not other than its rarity,...
IMO - Coin World and Numismatic News.
Oh I dunno Bone, it was afterall about the same time that David Hall and PCGS got in some trouble with the SEC - had a huge lawsuit and paid out a...
Not really - they gotta pay for the things somehow, that's what the ads do. It's pretty much the same with any periodical publication.
It would be my pleasure ;)
You're correct Ed. There's a lot of folks on ebay who don't know what the proper terminology is. Heck, for that matter when talking about errors,...
It ask for a user name and a password. It might be easier if you just email the pic to me - I'll post it for you ;) gdjmsp@qwest.net
Which is exactly what I suspected and why I asked. PCGS didn't even exist until 1986. That letter and those comments were written as part of...
It says just what I reported it said. Opened vs unopened sets are not even mentioned.
Well I'm no expert either, but the surface of the coin makes me suspect. I would suggest that you have a dealer you trust examine the coin. As...
Well, there are dealers you can trust. And if you can trust the dealer, then you can buy raw coins. There are a couple that I would have no...
Howdy Robinson - Welcome to the Forum !! The rules were different for most of the mints. For example Mexico City and Guatemala were the only...
You done good :thumb:
It'll stop with the first one that's still alive when we get to him.
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