You definitely need to replace the albums. When the PVC softening agent breaks down it turns into a gas. And since no coin holder is airtight,...
You guys might be right. I just can't remember any PCGS slab that did not stack.
It really doesn't have much to do with the slab. It has more to do with the coins themselves, epsecially those early ones. There are a large...
You could easy be right ;)
"I'm comin Elizabeth !! This is the big one !!" - he says in his best Red Fox imitation :rolleyes: I just have to say that when I find myself...
No, but I know the man. And you don;t have to worry about me - HE'LL getcha for that :bigeyes:
Look at the rims and the face in particular - that's what stood out to me. It's got pimples all over it.
That one was kinda hard to miss Jim :whistle: It was on a bid board at one of the local shops some years ago. I bid $35 cuz I wanted it. Nobody...
It's in my son's collection now.
I know that. But even the rattlers had raised pieces on the corners that allowed the slabs to stack together. That one does not. Reckon we'll...
And some of us still aren't :) But I certainly take the point of the thread to heart. I have watched some amazing changes take place in members...
Yes, but I was only talking about those of 1 company, the one in question - PCGS.
Looks like a cast fake to me.
Well that covered a 16 year period, but yes, it was. And no, I still won't discuss it :p
Oh it's French alright. I suspect it was a counterfeit chaise d'or from the 1300's, probably Philip VI. I say counterfeit because it is obviously...
In looking through all the books I have I cannot find it. But numerical countermarks were somewhat common usually used to denote the local...
I don't anymore of course, but I used to routinely spend over $20k a year on coins.
Take the exact same coin, not 2 of the same date and mint, the exact same coin. Offer it for sale raw, sight seen, to a group of educated...
As long as you accurately describe what you did, no harm no foul.
I did ;)
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