I don't think they would grade, they look to have altered surfaces to me.
I wouldn't say counterfeit, that's why I said home made - like somebody took some IR material and glued it inside the box. It just doesn't look...
I'll second that ! I'll guess $245. And I think it's graded correctly.
From looking at those boxes and comparing them to the ones I own my guess is that those are home made jobs. I too would be hesitant to use them.
Krispy what you see is the true color of that coin. The only reason the blue color shows up is because that coin was that blue and it was...
Nothing wrong with bragging rights Dime, I used to brag about my coins too ! But that's what you're talking about here - nothing more, and nothing...
Here's a couple examples that I have posted before. As for the lid, you just close it. No it doesn't go down all the way, but it doesn't need to...
Die scratches is the correct term Paul - die scratches ;)
You misinterpret my comments Vess. It's not that I think they are the end all resource for researching pricing - it's merely that they are the...
Since ANACS changed hands it's not possible to have anyone but the new ANACS grade your coins, and I was did say people are not advised to use...
Not generally, all the time. Food products are not allowed to have PVC in them.
As I've said before, no magic is necessary to get decent scans of coins that show both luster and color. All ya need is one simple trick of the...
I agree. But ya work with ya got ;)
Not exactly. People are advised not to use ANACS because ANACS consistently over-grades coins. In other words an ANACS 65 will be an NGC or PCGS...
If you look a little closer Dave you'll see that actual realized prices are often half of what the price guides list for a retail price. So you...
Why not just send him a PM and ask for yourself ?
Maybe, I dunno. But don't take my word for it, see for yourself. Go buy some Jewel Luster. Take a new coin, a clad quater or dime, a cent - any...
It's not black, merely dark grey. It's what I and many others would call gun-metal grey. That's what older silver coins are supposed to look like...
When I was buying coins here is what I would always do - first of all I'd check all of the dealers' that I normally used. If none of them had the...
Yup, you're absolutely right Thad. There's millions of dipped coins in slabs. But how many over-dipped coins do you know of that are in slabs ?...
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