In terms of market preferences for top pops and high grade they absolutely are. I have plenty of NGC coins but it is a dangerous area of the...
When the value of a coin is almost completly tied to the specific grade (via type) one should show extreme care when buying off brand holders. If...
I quess one most define screw, selling someone a coin they want at a price that was mutually agreed upon isn't really screwing someone. If you...
Wow you think dealers disclose the previous holders that a coin was in when they sell them be they details or under graded? dealers sell "as is"...
I disagree, I am allowed to disagree with a TPG opinion. If I want to crack out a coin and offer it differently based on my opinion that is 100%...
Cool it ruff mcgruff , the OP doesn't owe you anything and the origin, location, legitimacy are none of your business. They are asking for...
If you sold them you could expect around 250$ cash from a dealer even that is a little high. The 300$ + figure would be what they sold them for. A...
So all those people selling over graded TPG coins are unethical. Want about selling slabbed coins that failed to CAC? The only people who have an...
Which part is unethical? The person looking for a quick cash out or the dealer buying on the cheap thinking they are making a quick buck or the...
Yah your opinion isn't based on much fact. It hasn't been proven to be not a proof, you might be able to say that it isn't the generally accepted...
I bet the OP feels like a dummy for bragging. He could have just walked a show with it and taken 15-20k and had it off his hands. Now with the...
I wouldn't swear that the 1813 is perfectly original. Typically colorful cirs have had a soap or acetone bath and the recently raw/exposed silver...
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Trade Dollar Refence Set http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=1220 I started at peace dollars too and did a couple of sets before...
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Skin is dirt, grim and oils left after many years, tone is chemically reactive metals. If you have an old coin and dip it in acetone you will...
Looks to have original toning but not it's original skin. Soap bath/mineral oil was common practice for generations on old cruddy silver
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/898050/originality-toning Here is an old thread I wrote on PCGS that might help with originality. You...
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It is a Reeded half Rev and a seated half obv. The mint workers weren't as conscious of mint marks in the early days and married two halfs that...
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