You did not mention how your grandfather stored them. You must make a quick inventory of the coins and separate the valuable ones from the common...
Good luck and blessings to you.
Short and sweet for practicality sake; ''fresh'' in this case represents the new level the coin will start its bidding d/t its upgrade. Just be...
The type of coins you have will dictate who your buying market will be. Some people will only buy silver or some only American coins from certain...
Why use or need a label when it cannot even be defined or agreed upon? It's like pornography, it is hard to define but you know it when you see it!
Yes, reinforce their behavior with some act of kindness or chocolate goodies.
I was in a similar situation as yours. Take your time sorting thru your dad's collection. By what he collected, you will gain new insights into...
I recently met a high-school coin collector. I asked him how many fellow students are coin collectors. His response floored me, " most of them...
There was one particular Lincoln cent that did not look as good as I wanted it to be. When I could not pop it out of its hole within my blue...
But these designations imply the coin was made during the early production of the whole mintage when dies are new. My point is, the pd proofs were...
Thank you for your kind words.
I received my palladium proof and it is absolutely beautiful. I love my mercury dimes but their beauty is somewhat diminished by their small size;...
the best eyes for evaluating eye appeal are reading this right now...
Remember also, the certified census of TPGs may be inflated d/t the same coin being submitted for grading numerous times. I would think these 1916...
Reholdering is the first reflex but NGC only guarantees the grade (MS65 RB) up to 10 yrs from the grading date. My cent was graded in 2005. If I...
Good point
as I was saying, I don't want the slab to act as a reservoir that slowly releases toxins to the copper coin; if the slab material is capable of...
That is a concern. I don't want the slab to act as a resoirvor
The ''slab-renew'' website specifically singles-out the NGC slab material as different from PCGS and ANACS. Does anyone know how the slabs are...
Thanks for the tip!
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