The Red Book is not accurate as a general rule. But the fact remains - values for coins, almost across the board, have increased significantly...
Whoever it was that made this comment - they are certainly not alone. There are many collectors who yearn for the past when the grades were - G -...
Indeed they did. Not being a note collector I cannot provide you a list of the countries - but I know for sure New Zealand & Australia did. And I...
Color hater :D :D I'll bet you still watch black & white TV :rolleyes: :D
That's gotta be my all time favorite animated smiley :D
Having examined some of this sellers coins and the grades assigned I would recommend that you RUN - not walk - to the nearest exit ;)
Depending on the coin - some that are used in jewelry do still have a value above and beyond bullion content. But I will say this - I have yet to...
Metalman - My apologies - it was not my intention for my comments to be directed solely at you. I was trying to illustrate to everyone here...
Pretty close to correct survivor ;) But there is only one way, not many ways, for a doubled die to occur. It happens when the die is made as you...
Many collectors believe that it takes a long time for natural toning to occur. Often, this is true. So when they see a recent date coin that is...
Interesting comment - might I ask what you base it upon ? Do you know of a set of grading standards that says this ? The following is a word...
You ask good questions ;) Let's see if I can answer them. Before one can say that a given coin is deserving of the grade assigned - you must...
I think this will suffice - SQ mintages Folks - I want to remind you - many, many of the questions you ask can be answered just by using the...
They ALL botch the grade - and not just some of the time, but all too often. The single biggest problem there is within the grading industry is...
You make a very good point - one that I have reiterated time and time again. That being that grading should be done with the naked eye. And for...
You are not alone in your love of that design Penny - for that is one of most popular coins of all time. By the way - the owner of that site you...
Yes - it occurs during the minting process. And technically I suppose it is an error. But it occurs and is found so often that it adds no value to...
You are correct - being an ANA member does not make one an honest seller. But it is supposed to. And that is why many sellers list their ANA...
Mach meant to say "PCGS standards". But I would not agree with his comment about the coin being a PF65. It might well be PF69 - but a 65 - I doubt...
Please make post like this in the Open Forum - that's what it is for !
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