I somehow missed this thread when it was first posted. @SuperDave , you're living up to your namesake here! Super post! I'm a convert to this...
My new token arrived today. Picked this one up from Ernie Latter. When I saw the strike on the F-164 die, I had to have it. While the 164 die is a...
Yep, a piece struck by a private mint in commemoration of his marriage in 2001.
I have only purchased one item from centsles, and I was giddy when it arrived. As long as you stick to his NGC or PCGS graded coins, you will be...
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Correct, because what you call the "Designed slots" are not designed for the fat double thickness slabs. The boxes are designed for the regular...
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Trust me, I know -- I have some "portrait" and "landscape" versions of the bigger NGC slabs. But I still have zero desire to resubmit for new...
If the holders they are currently in get the job done, then what would be the point of having them all reholdered? Unless you're one of those...
With regard to numerical grading, there is no right. Grading is subjective and always has been. This subjectivity actually works in the favor of...
I think a lot of the OPs "gripe" is due to the area where he collects. A huge amount of the TPGs business is in the slabbing of uber-common...
I don't have many, but I wrap them in bubble wrap and then put them in a plastic storage container. Both of my Hungarian Klippe's are in these...
I think we'd all be surprised and disturbed by how much the "TPGs" who were originally created to "protect" the consumers from buying wildly...
Something I left out of the contorted travels of the coin above: Somewhere after it was sold in April 2015, and before it was listed by Atlas in...
Just to clarify, I did not buy the $1700+ newly graded NGC MS65 version. My PCGS MS64 version was about 1/2 that, and IMO looks just as nice or...
This is a surprisingly common journey for coins it seems. It pays to do some research before bidding. Enjoy the 1 year tracking of the coin...
Non-standardized would be an accurate description. Even the TPGs get confused and use various terms and strike designations for the same coin...
Yes, ESSAI can and does correspond to multiple definitions of what people call things in the USA parlance. The TPGs tend to grade modern essais...
You have it the wrong way around. The original French spelling was piedfort. The English misspelled it as piefort. Also, piedfort coins often...
Interestingly, people have been saying that for 20+ years, and original non dipped coins are still the preferred look. I guess it depends on how...
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