Wow...did not realize that was the case as you saw it. I thought it was more a general loosening across-the-board, not a specific focus on wear....
The forum threads I read over at CU detailed the carnage in many people purchases. And they weren't novices, either. What surprised me is that...
GD, is this overlooking of wear something that took place ONLY when the TPGs came into existence ? I don't think it is particular to your 2004...
I don't know about MS64 and even MS63, but for sure many AU-58's look "better" than MS60-62. You don't even SEE that many coins graded MS60, or...
Is there a technical difference between "wear" and "rub" ? If there are a bunch of high points, isn't it possible if only one has "wear" that an...
I guess I was under the (mistaken) impression that the TPGs could tell the difference betwen ALL wear and CIRCULATION wear. Clearly, they can't...
What's wrong with grading something even if it isn't an old or modern coin ? You have a problem with comic books....memorabilia....etc. ?
From 1 machine ? 5 minutes, tops.
$10 in the late-1970's was shoveling 2 driveways for me, assuming 3-8". :D
Yeah, wood would have totally fallen apart after hundreds of years....underground vents......covered up....if the ships aren't there, gonna be...
The problem is that we have NO idea where they are so unless someone wants to scour the entire oceans and seas -- or at least the heavily...
Here's a stupid question: 10 scratches/dings all disbursed around the coin looks "better" than 10 scratches all concentrated in one area like the...
Love this post. And you definitely "get it." :D
I meant shipwrecks in the "modern era" of transportation, since 1800 or so. Any ships that went down, there's a written record pretty much for...
They won't slab obscene or criminal momentos. What BB21 and others are saying is that non-legal tender commemoratives -- private coins, so to...
As a general rule....would you say that HIGH-END Morgans have held up over the last decade....wheras cheaper commons and coins < $1,000 have been...
Absolutely, with new supply. That was my point. I may get that Bowers HOARD book.
Check out the National Park Saint-Gaudens commemoratives.
I think the SS Central America and the 1857-S are unique in hoard history and supply/demand issues....the publicity from the find, and the very...
Interesting, Mark....what was the population pre and post-hoard ? How much did prices drop to make it affordable for you ?
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