I'd like to point out that men were put on the moon by guys using slide rules. That said, a new "silver dollar" wouldn't be the worst idea if it...
Are PCGS slabs more suseptible to being tampered with than NGC ones?
I agree these are possibilities. But the Chinese sources for the phony PCGS holders aren't generally doing "one-offs", they're churning these out...
So how about some diagnostics for detecting these? The first thing I'd ask, what is the weight on those dollars cum holders compared to genuine...
Silver touched $22 again this morning, but as of mid-afternoon is down to $21.25 (and that's off its intraday low). Should it get back down to...
My apologies. It was my belief that my use of the material was clearly within the fair use exception guidelines, but I understand how from the...
edited This particular catalog entry seems a bit off. I don't know how many kites ever have stuff pouring out of them. I presume the scene is...
On the topic of untrusted TPG's, this might be informative:...
What about Coin World Special Edition which is published monthly? How is that content wise as compared to Coins or COINage?
Well, as of today, silver seems to be decisively breaking through the $22 level. We'll see if it closes there. I'd still maintain that it needs...
Being it's a 1921 Philly, this becomes a purely academic exercise. Valuewise it's going to matter very little whether it grades out at MS-60 or MS-63.
I recently read that back in 2000, PCGS was encountering just about one quarter of one percent counterfeits among the coins submitted to them fior...
A helpful hint regarding that mason jar set-up - you're aware that if you just leave it full and immerse the coin in the white lightnin' it...
The concensus within the hobby is that NGC and PCGS are pretty comparable in their reliability and accuracy. You'll likely get varied opinions on...
Well, I'd say that although you characterize yourself as a "beginner", unlike most you have a defined goal, a plan to get there, and resources...
[ATTACH] Just to finish this off, here's the "Veinte Pesos" variety which I happened to run across today in uncirculated condition. As you can...
The counterfeiters quite some time back had gotten clever enough to use valid PCGS certification numbers for the coin cum slab they're forging....
You never reported what your final decision was on buying this. Regardless, this official eBay buyer alert is not reassuring:...
A very interesting article on fake pillars: http://www.counterfeitcoins.com/marc-8reales/Counterfeit-Spanish-Milled-Dollars.html
I wouldn't mess with it. The toning's not that appealing, but I'd think it'll grade as uncirculated in any case. As to where numerically in the...
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