Yes, I would care. If I were presented with the two coins in your OP, one being original and toned, and one being blast white and clearly...
Because you've taken an attractive and original coin and turned it into yet another mindless dipped blast white widget. You've taken anything...
Yes. Unfortunately. They are clearly the same coin, and it took me approximately 3 seconds to figure that out.
Maybe Andes mint? [IMG]
It isn't really that rare of a coin. For an actual rare coin, it may be worth it to have it restored. Either way, straightening a bent coin...
Nah, he's probably not too concerned. But a lot of us have already reacted and posted our thoughts, in depth, in the other threads.
Not entirely sure how many world coins you've tried to cross from PCGS to NGC, but this is absolutely true and widely recognized. PCGS grading on...
You could perhaps take a look at the line of Schuler minting equipment, to see if anything matches what you are looking for:...
Watch the video here for a demonstration:...
No, not exactly. And, remember this changed many times over the years. With early US coinage, the engraver made a die. Each letter was its own...
NGC doesn't actually have direct access to the PCGS census (for monetary reasons, I'm sure....). Every PCGS coin added to the NGC Registry has a...
I wouldn't think it would cost millions to actually develop a Registry. I mean, it's basically a simple database program, and you already have the...
Can you give us some more context of where you encountered this term? (I also don't know Korean, so that doesn't really help me....) A Janvier...
The dark appearance in the first set of pics, and the completely lackluster appearance in the second set. In the first pics, there are dark...
Honestly... not really. This is a very difficult area to judge accurately. There are attribution guides and updates that provide rarity scales....
At its most basic... yes. However, the Registry can also be a fantastic tool to share beautiful coins, teach people about them, describe them,...
I will say, James, that is an extremely attractive coin. The toning on that is quite special, and appears natural.
I've seen people testing out their AT methods by asking the forums for their opinions. People are always concerned about counterfeit threads for...
In the interest of learning, I saw you guessed 63. Can you explain why you guessed 63? If you can, describe it in terms of the 4 major components...
I'll agree that sometimes it appears that market grading varies from series to series, but I think it is more consistent than some would think....
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