You're mixing things up a bit. The 2 things you are talking about had nothing to do with each other. The grade change - when MS65s became MS63s...
Well the coin market has been in a downturn for almost 2 years now. Yes - that means your coin was actually worth more 2 years ago than it is now....
But that is what I am saying - those huge price differences have existed as long as the grades have existed. People just didn't seem to notice...
Sorry, I have no references for the minors, just the crowns & talers of that era. Have to rely on Bart or DCH for this one, maybe another member...
I will readily admit that I have TRIED to forget most of them :p
One other point to make. Whether some of you realize it or not there are thousands of collectors who search modern coins on a daily basis looking...
No spock, we have never done that. Find a raw coin that is worth more than you paid for it - sure. But find a raw coin that is worth triple what...
I don't deny that and never did. But it is a matter of degree. None of them - not a single one - ever left the mint looking like that. And for...
Actually I do believe they never existed. Yeah there may have been a few that existed as they came of the press. But by the time they got dumped...
It refers to a book on the coins and that is the attribution. The ruler was Childeric III, the last Merovingian king. And yes - silver.
I'd really like to see that. I don't even care what the coin is, you go find me such a comparison.
Precisely. But those eyes need the training to be able to see it - few can.
To answer your question - yes, electrolysis is known to leave coins looking like that. Bad idea. We have another member, can't think of his...
You're still not getting the point. You still think that a high mintage number indicates that there are large numbers of high grade coins. But it...
I just wish I could see the mark he is talking about. As it is I can see nothing.
But do you know why ? It's because they are afraid their eyes might have missed something. But probably 95-98% of the time - the eyes missed...
The point you seem to be missing is that condition rarity has always been king regardless of mintage. Yes, coins of known low mintage are...
Just remember my favorite saying - people believe what they want to believe. Of course the difference between us is this - you base your belief...
This is something I wrote on the very same subject in another thread this morning - I copy it here for obvious reasons. Now one of the other...
I would agree with that 100%. But that's because the average collector cannot grade accurately - with or without magnification.
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