That is an usual date for a counterfeit. More common were the Philadelphia dates. You wonder what the reasoning of those making the copies as to...
I was just responding to another poster who insisted that gold is money, and though the reference I gave may have been a tangent, it was aimed at...
And yet greysheet does not reflect this. So it is the usual situation where coin dealers try for a higher price, hope someone bites, and if they...
I have a fair number of these, mainly fractional pieces. I get the CDN which came out online today. The problem is that dealers will rarely sell...
Here is a quote from one of the regulars at www.quatloos.com: "Moneychanger is an over-educated obstreperous idiot. He thinks the various tax...
You are certainly welcome to submit to this company: http://www.nnccoingrading.com/ It is kind of like the motto beneath the Statue of Liberty...
The surface residue. I remember examining them as seeing the stuff on the surface and to me it looked mighty suspicious. Do you have any varied...
Too bad NY gave up on capital punishment, it would be too good for the creeps who did this. Fortunately CT will be offing a crook soon for a...
Paranoia goes with the territory in this hobby, but tempered by common sense, you won't have to spend $$$ on shrinks and security-related options....
I don't know if the rules here prevent the posting of doctored coins; there is quite a range from the badly done jobs to the exquisitely done...
Details graded coins unless they are really rare are worth a lot less. I did look at that very coin and it is cleaned, cleaned, cleaned, from...
I think the issue is trading items that the dealer knows are overpriced, or problem coins. It raises the question of what should be done with...
I would point to these citations in the code of ethics: 8. To grade coins accurately to the best of my ability and in accordance with recognized...
I checked my latest copy of "The Numismatist" and it looks like only one person was given the boot this month, a person who had been convicted of...
The only way to get the lowest price is to go to a coin show and make a deal with cash, etc., or have a dealer you have a good business...
Von Nothaus was asking for trouble with his Liberty Dollars; I do not feel bad for him. There are so many types of bullion out there that are...
"Dealer's cost" should mean what it says, what the items actually and verifiably cost the dealer, it may include shipping on the invoice, so it is...
For years I have seen dealers trading and trafficking in coins holdered by questionable grading services such as Accugrade, NNC and Numistrust;...
So what is the enforcement procedure with the doctoring of coins? A submitter is found to be sending in coins for grading to PCGS or NGC...
Its a good story in the area of money, US history, the law, jurisdictions, and common sense. I hope that the Landbords get something in the end...
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