He's 100% correct Eddie. In the '50s, '60s, '70s, even the '80s - and for literally centuries before that - harshly cleaning your coins by...
Nothing was lost or corrupted, all of the member albums are still there right where there they always were -...
Oh I don't know about that. I say that because I did it myself years ago, nor was I the first to do it. And it was a successful campaign, that was...
No you cannot quantify the unknowns, I agree on that. But you can easily analyze the market because the market is based on what is known - not...
I wasn't implying that you did think that. My comment was to let others know where the numbers come from.
It kind of sounds like you don't understand. The coin is not a problem coin because it had the varnish removed. Removing the varnish didn't hurt...
Do you understand where I get that number range ? I didn't just make it up. I get it from studying realized auction prices for problem coins.
By manipulation of metal can I assume you mean patches of hairlines or scratches ? If so I would say that it is not uncommon for pictures not to...
Well, NGC has just announced that they have now graded 30 million coins. 10 million of those in the last 4 years alone. And the vast majority of...
They probably won't be able to do that, if you mean by share it here, post it here. Most all of the material you mention is copyrighted and our...
I have no axe to grind Dave, I don't even collect coins and have not for 8 years now. My concern is and always has been for other collectors to...
It doesn't have anything to do with my ego Dave, my ego doesn't need any help. What it has to do with is that when I started seeing coin after...
What exactly does that question mean to you ?
And now tell us why you don't think the same thing of the 2nd edition PCGS book Tom.
Ehhh, not necessarily. I've seen more than a few where I thought one problem was more significant than another and yet the slab was labeled with...
Pretty much. In simple terms it means that the coin was carved, with tools, to make the design appear to have suffered less from wear. In other...
Doesn't make me wrong either. Does it ? I mean you claim the grades assigned by the TPGs rules the hobby ? But does it really ? What happens...
Nope, never even heard of it.
It's a question that has come up many times. Simple answer, as long as you are reasonably close it doesn't matter. But if you send in a coin and...
Ya think ? What you are suggesting has been done before, and done both ways. All one need to do is look at the 1804 dollar. Not a one of them was...
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