I would agree. But there are plenty with corrosion just as bad as this that have been slabbed.
While I can't recall the comment neither can I recall seeing one. But I have seen more than a few Lincolns that were struck with rusty dies....
The reason those cards don't have serial numbers is explained right on the card - at the bottom.
You need to change that thinking. There no longer is a top 4, there is only a top 2. You should only buy coins slabbed by NGC and PCGS and forget...
It's pretty simple - the original question he asked you posed the choice of getting a $4000 coin for $20 or getting a $15 coin for $20. I feel...
Sorry, but all are AT. There are plenty of times when I will disagree with Shane, but this isn't one one of them.
There probably are replica COA's. As for authenticating one, about the only way I kno wof would be to compare the one you question side by side...
To be honest Dick I can hardly seem them in the close-ups, maybe it's because of the shadow line of the slab. But in your original picture what I...
I couldn't quite get the drawn lines at the correct angle (not that good free hand) but they are close. The red line indicates the approximate...
Now you're getting into a whole nother game :D I know many ancient collectors who consider the end of the ancient period with the reign of...
For the sake of clarity - regarding the coin in this thread, I agree. As I said I believe they are flow lines. It was only the coin in your...
The one in #45.
True, but many will extend that to the advent of milled coinage in 1643. But your point is quite valid. What is considered a classic what is not...
Mike - you should know me better. No insult was intended. My fault - I should have used a smiley with that comment. You and I may strongly...
So do I.
No, I'm being honest. You can't have one without the other. And when you, or rlm, can explain to me how it is possible to have flow lines run...
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