The listing advertises "original, unopened and unsearched bank wrappers". Since the wrapper you received is not original this is a clear SNAD...
After acquiring this Connecticut copper I did something I've never done before and attempted to attribute its die variety. I have always been a...
I totally agree! This is much more important than absolute rarity. A coin from Vanuatu or Togo with a mintage of 500 is never going to be as...
I appreciate everyone's advice. The educational opportunities on CT are truly second to none! I recently purchased this coin off of a poorly...
This thread is reassuring for me because I can see that I'm not the only one whose collecting interests are all over the place.
Fortunately the coin is in an earlier generation slab (2008 or prior) so hopefully it is stable.
Even if I could, breaking the coin out of the slab would not be cost effective.
Were you replying to my thread about carbon spots or this one about world coinage?
As far as I know none of the top tier TPG's provide any comments unless it is a details grade.
There are plenty of modern non-circulating coins from obscure countries that have mintages that may be that low, but perhaps that's because hardly...
On a couple of instances I have come across pinhole-sized carbon spots on MS65 graded coins. On one occasion there were black spots in the center...
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