Funny thing. It's a public board. Run by our host, but open to the public. You don't get to make that decision. Unwatch if you don't care....
Part of the problem with low-valued coins is that dealers have to make decisions as to what to bring to the show. A coin that sells for $25 and...
@Raymond Lee : Please start a new thread with pictures and a description of the coin. 2.5g is the nominal weight for the copper-plated zinc cents...
It's actually legit and rare. Not THAT rare, but there are surprisingly few "cheap" coins in rattler holders. As to why? Maybe some dealer wanted...
You are entitled to your opinion. You are still wrong. The coin is damaged. NGC chose what they decided was the most severe form a damage, not the...
Well, the OP lasted 5 months and made 3 posts. The idjit who was arguing with everyone lasted 3 days and 36 messages. The new guy joined on...
The most important part of an auction photograph is the consistency. Having seen x coins in photos and in hand, you can map the x+1 coin to a...
Arguably it's the same people, so if you liked their grading before, you like it now, with an improved holder. "A rose, by any other name, would...
WARNING WARNING WARNING 6.5 year old thread WARNING WARNING WARNING David - if you have a new coin, please start a new thread and include...
Well of course they don't. PCGS Currency was licensed to use the PCGS name for about a decade, after PCGS stopped their initial note grading...
Rule one: DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINK IN A EMAIL YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE Rule two: If you are expecting an email, check with the sender before...
I suspect with the large amount of negative (blank) space, these will prove to be a serious condition rarity - ones without bag marks will be...
I never said it was colored BECAUSE of a rubber band, I was using it - AS I SAID - as an extreme example of how how something on the surface could...
I'll take Overexposed Photograph of a Heat Damaged Clad Coin for $400, Alex.
@Barney McRae it looks like the coin was exposed to something in the environment, but also protected by, well, something. An extreme example of...
I'm not a lawyer either. But unlike somebody in the news recently, I remember what I learned in Law 401 at Business School. Yes, there is. It's...
The Supreme Court decision is South Dakota v. Wayfair. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-494_j4el.pdf From the Syllabus (summary),...
Only when you go to sell - basis would be zero
That happens... you don't have to be PERFECTLY synchronized, but there is some limit in the protocol. I've heard 5m, I've heard 10s. The idea is...
Stickering coins used to be a common way of advertising and more. One of the Numismatic News columnists, Clifford Mishler, used to collect them...
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