Hi Doug - a few things...first to clarify a point of mine which leads directly into a point you made that I will comment on. My point originally...
Has a nice lacquer finish to it, if you like that sort of thing. Perhaps ask the seller if he can plug it to wear on a bracelet or put on a key ring.
Thank you Doug for the continued guidance on our great hobby. "Basically with an old holder, it can signify an undipped coin." I should have...
Answers: 1. Negative, see Alibaba for further info 2. Better skilled, of course 3. No, it won't kill the hobby, but it may kill coin values
"until it had been freshly dipped. It was a standard practice for dealers to do this as customer service while the buyer was standing there at the...
With the 1881-O, it was stored in a Whitman folder for a number of years and then slabbed. The toning from the back of the coin is from being...
Basically with an old holder, it can signify an undipped coin. If the coin was dipped in an old holder, and the darkening chemical residue over...
I'm heavily invested in pyrite futures.
One of my favorite coins. 63, 64, 65 depending on what the grader was drinking.
I didn't Google it, but I recall an early 60's Jefferson nickel with full steps selling for around 10K some years ago which was shocking that a...
'The mark appears to be on the coin, but that's ok." Nope, to me it's not ok on a modern proof coin graded 67. In my opinion a mark such as this...
A coin such as that, I let my dog swallow it, I hide it in some sausage to fool him, then when he poops it out, I rinse it off, and I'm amazed at...
This is a great forum, no doubt about it, and no doubt about what you just stated about Doug. I've learned a lot since becoming a member here, and...
Doug - Thanks for the informative reply. Ya know with nice replies such as this, I'm starting to believe that despite all the bad things that...
Perhaps the biggest shock I've ever gotten, many years ago, from learning about TPG's is that they grade dipped coins. I almost didn't believe it...
"30% lower" would mean around a 40% markup for the dealer. That is about an average markup that many businesses use as a guideline, with...
Point understood...but we don't have much else do we? I'm just getting into "seriously" collecting high grade coins, and I have much to learn...
I hear ya. I've gotten better at this especially with spots on coins. With the software program I mentioned which is a free download, it has all...
Yes, I just couldn't resist. I see an old green PCGS holder, undipped coin, coin I want, at a good price...and it's like nectar to a bee. I just...
Glad to see that they didn't slab the kid in plastic - that would have been taking the grading process a little bit too far.
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