When a coin is seated diagonally in the holder like that, it means they used a gasket that was a little too small for the coin and it wasn't...
Good eye. That's a nice piece.
If a die state is rare or interesting in appearance, I prefer it. For example terminal die states I would always prefer over pristine if the...
Dealers don't need to make money on every coin. They only need to make money overall. It is quite possible to sell a coin for less than you paid...
Here are a few highlights from pickups in the last month or so: I am very passionate about my Austro-Hungarian corona set, and for many dates I...
There are some options for Canadian and Mexican coins, but you're not going to find anywhere near the type of coverage you have for US coins. Be...
This is definitely my favorite world coin. I was just discovering classic Hungarian coinage and I found this design while looking through a...
"Mostly bullion, some numismatic coins" does not scream go to an auction house to me in the slightest. Heritage would be a good place to sell...
Delays are whatever. I'm more curious as to what their grading looks like right now.
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You never know. I once bought on eBay a late 1800s full RD copper krajczar (hard to find) from Europe and when it got to me it was 100% BN. It had...
Why not? It's their mistake. They will correct the label for free. The denari are not rare. The oboli are.
PCGS is so-so for world coins. I'm not surprised they thought it was a denár. These are all similar and very tiny coins. As mentioned above, it's...
The problem with this question is that you said "best" without specifying a specific coin. The answer for best depends mostly on the coin (with...
Great issue. I just picked one up for myself.
His overhead is not your responsibility.
No, that's definitely a die clash.
For some issues, the only reason we have nearly the survivorship we see was their popularity as jewelry. Better for a coin to survive as a pendant...
Yeah gun safes are a big no-no for coin storage.
I've noticed that NGC will take high res shots of submitted coins if they want to use the image to represent the type in their census. I've had...
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