You can tell that their inner liners are “inert” by the spots and toning. Did anyone else notice the 2017-P cent was the 225 anniversary of the...
Paper money is made of cloth which will shrink. I don’t think you can reduce the size of coins with changing the metallic molecules. I think cloth...
Certification is becoming more popular for ancient coins. Some dealers I know, who used to liberate them, are now marketing them in the slab. I...
My collection is mostly silver and coins that used to be silver. I was surprised that learn that the sestertus was the coin of account for valuing...
No, all of the printed elements on the bill are smaller; it’s not just the size of the note. I have heard that it’s possible to shrink U.S. paper...
If you are going to buy any significant pre 1933 U.S. gold, I would strongly recommend that you buy certified coins which have been reviewed by...
Historically, that has not been the case. This is especially true when coin collectors "sense" that gold is headed for a correction. I've seen...
Here's a link to my gold type set which is on the NGC registry. I've been collecting gold type coins since I was in high school in the 1960s. One...
It’s a nice touch, but Americans have objected to it when the designers did it on regular issue U.S. coins. The CWTs were different. For the...
If you want to make sure that the coin is GENUNINE, SEGS and the other firms that were mentioned will get that right. If you want a coin where the...
Yep! It looks like "the orange hoodie" has been replaced by "the maid service." It's too bad you didn't download a picture.
They were struck. Casting is the stock and trade for counterfeiters. Striking coins is faster once you have quality dies, and the resulting coins...
An Oak Tree shilling [ATTACH] An Oak Tree two pence [ATTACH] A Massachusetts half cent [ATTACH]
The coin has a dull washed out look. It's not the sort of thing that CAC normally stickers.
I think that they will. There are many collectors who think that CAC walks on water, and so far they have a reputation among dealers for being...
You might have enough original mint surface and luster left to make Mint State, but the photos lead me to doubt it. This one is part of my EF-AU...
There are people who collect these things, and sometimes they become quite valuable among those who collect them. Since I view the grading...
I recently purchased this As of Nero, but I have been able to find it the Sear book or ever Wildwinds. Does anyone known anything about it?...
Do you get a refund if it comes back in a lower grade? Nope. That's why I avoid giving direct business to the TPGs.
That's what he said. If the assigned grade was MS-65, he paid more to have the coin graded.
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