All coins will spot given enough time. They are metal and metal is reactive. The silver eagles are not graded MS70 since they spot very easily...
You slab when the value added by the slab is more than the cost of slabbing.
Many coins of Venice feature the Lion of St. Marks - a winged lion.
Sounds like what you really want to do is waste a LOT of money. If you insist on sending some in to be graded, pick a few from your sets that you...
I found the 1917-D & 1943-(P) "Discovery Coins" back several years ago. The 1943-S is the most common and well known. It's listed in the Breen...
There were issued unsealed. However, they sealed very easily with a little humidity. The shipping boxes had different numbers of sets in them....
You can use a flame to dull down the color. I suggest you play around with some test coins before trying it on a nice coin. :)
I was told that when you fill out the forms online that the info is not sent to NGC. When the coins arrive there, they still enter the info by...
What it sounds like you are referring to are VARIETIES, not errors. A variety is due to die design differences (i.e. Type-1 vs Type-2 mint marks...
So far I won the coin I really wanted. 1682-PS, Austria (Salzburg) Taler. Struck to commemorate the 1100th year of the Bishopric. PCGS MS64....
This coin is from the Italian State of Savoy, minted in 1726. I believe it features Vittorio Amedeo II. It was minted in this shape. I have this...
I am a seller that uses "independent insurance" and I'm not sure why this should bother you. I use it based on cost and convenience. You - the...
It was a way for the mint to reduce its metals stockpiles. The program was originally supposed to end when the stockpile was exhausted, but...
A single matte proof was reported, but I don't know if its whereabouts is currently known. Likely a presentation piece for John Sinnock.
Because the slab provides ease of saleability, insurance for the purchaser, and the ability to convey the grade to a person who only sees the coin...
If you order yours today, they will not ship it until Dec 15th. However, people who ordered earlier have theirs in hand.
I think the people at ICG have enough common sense to know not to do drastic things like what happened at ANACS. With a little better marketing...
Few people pay Heritage the 10% commission. In many cases the consignor gets more than the hammer price. Example, the coin hammers for $10,000....
From sealed BOXES, yes. One box of (25) 1966 SMS contained almost all doubled die obverse Kennedy halves. Another had several without the FG...
It's fine. It's an older style holder.
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