Around March or April of last year a coin dealer whom I know sent two of my coins out to PCGS to be certified. I have asked the coin dealer...
I was just on the web site for Varslab and there is an expiration date of 12/31/20 on the submission form. Can the online form still be used?
How much would it cost to send a coin to Varslab that has already been graded by a grading service and is in its own holder? Would I have to use...
I know Messydesk is Varslab. So I guess the die clash coming from the neck isn't an indicator of whether the coin is a VAM 19A or 19B. I would...
Does the VAM 19A have the visible clash in front of the neck? The seller is telling me Varslab would confirm the coin as VAM 19B because there is...
Since verifying the coin as a VAM19B can be rather iffy are there that many that come back from Varslab certified as a VAM 19B?
Both the VAM 19A and 19B have the broken R. "Like the VAM 19A, the 'r' in 'trust' has been polished down so the arm is almost completely gone."...
I assumed the die clash in front of the neck was shortened from die polishing but maybe you are right it could be worn away.
I am having trouble verifying an 1878s dollar as a VAM 19B. A coin dealer looked at the coin with a microscope but was unable to detect the...
I also saw the scratches in the pictures but I was hoping the scratches were not as bad as they looked in the pictures since pictures of other...
I bought a 1921D dollar that is a VAM 1H3. The seller thought the coin is in grade MS63 to MS64 but when I see the coin in person I can plainly...
The date is 1921. No mint mark.
Sorry, forgot. The year is 1921.
VAMWorld gives the VAM 3DC2 a higher rarity number of 7 instead of the VAM 3DC3 which has a lower rarity number of a 6. However, the 3DC3 also...
Approximately how much would the postage and handing cost to send in 5 coins to be certified? About $8 each way sending in the coins and coming...
How much would it cost to have a dollar coin attributed by Varslab? Is the holder sealed shut like the holders by NGC or PCGS or do they easily...
I thought hydrocarbons don't harm coins.
I just learned of 2 cleaners called Coinserv and BU Plus which are used for removing contaminants from rare coins. Does anyone know if these are...
Is it possible the coin could be a common VAM such as VAM 1 and still have die cracks on it?
What are Snow varieties? What are IHC coins?
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