Since I work in quality assurance I guess I really should know better. Even though I encounter quality issues every day in my own company and...
I'm having the same experience. There are a lot more options for buying which has decreased the spread, along with easily accessible real time...
I normally stick to classics and don't buy many moderns, so this thread has been a good learning experience for me. Until now I didn't realize...
This Baseball HOF dollar just came in the mail yesterday. It's in OGP and the capsule appears sealed and not tampered with. I was surprised to...
I would concentrate most on buying coins at a good price relative to their true market value. It's easier to get out from under something down...
Life is too short to throw away money on something like that.
I think he does have a clue and therefore was able to sell a common generic coin for 50 percent over retail. It's the buyer who doesn't have a...
Excellent deal! None of the certified pieces go near that low on eBay. 40 or 50 would be absolute rock bottom.
I would say $50 to $70. The obverse is almost gone and there is no date. The ones with most or all of the details remaining go for a lot more, a...
There are coins with worse damage that end up in straight graded slabs, but not sure how this one will come out. The location of the damage...
It is my understanding that CAC approval signifies that the coin is in the top 1\2 or 2\3 for its grade and also cannot have surfaces that have...
BTW I just found this coin in the Stacks Bowers archives. They described it as a "rather curious example" reengraved in a "rather fanciful...
I can't blame anyone for selling it, and in a certified holder there will always be a buyer. I just hate the way sellers use adjectives as...
If we take this into account plus a person with lots of spare time on their hands, I don't think this coin should surprise us. Any ideas as to...
Was casting used for contemporary counterfeits?
Acid?
My first guess was details due to the planchet flaw. It wouldn't be a big deal on older coins like colonials that have planchet flaws all the...
Ditto. The rim damage is way too distracting.
Grading is an art, not a science, so there will always be inconsistencies even among TPG's. Whether or not that constitutes BS is a matter of...
Public transport is a good source. Whenever I go into Boston and ride the T I always look forward to refilling my card with cash and getting a...
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