A couple agencies could have jurisdiction. The Secret Service deals with counterfeit coins/currency. The FBI has jurisdiction over internet...
These articles by Mark Goodman might be pretty helpful too. http://browncopper.com/photography.html http://browncopper.com/Lighting_shootout.html
I didn't suggest it to the OP, was just stating that E Z est will remove toning, unlike acetone. E Z est certainly can ruin a coin if it's used...
Acetone doesn't destroy toning, in fact, acetone will have no affect on natural toning. Acetone can remove unnatural toning that is caused by...
I thought only PCGS had a coin sniffer. Personally, I like to cover most of the slab in black tape, allowing only the label to show. The glare...
Yep, if you want the error listed it has to be submitted under the mint error tier. For PCGS the mint error service is $50 (that includes...
No, I was just commenting on the problem of having to give out a large number of coins in change. But, a google search brought up a few examples...
If you don't mind me asking, what is your business going to be, and what's going to be in the vending machines? If somehow coins/currency is...
I was under the assumption that Questionable Authenticity was a form of "No Opinion". This is what I was going by:...
Whizzing is done to simulate mint luster. It's done with some type of high speed too (like a dremel). What happens is the tool puts numerous...
It depends on the series, and overall it's usually a pretty small numerical difference like 1 point (but, that can make a big difference in higher...
I don't think NGC net grades, and when NCS was around they didn't net grade either. NCS http://www.ncscoin.com/news/enews/ncs_enews_0302feb.htm...
I'm assuming you're referring to the image by James m, that coin isn't slabbed, it's just the label. It's in a "bodybag", it's in a little plastic...
Both NGC and ANACS had details grading long before PCGS (ANACS was first). I'm surprised it took PCGS this long.
I don't know much about paper money, but I know a little about the web notes. I believe it is a web note, and the 1988 A B-L is one of the most...
What type of modern coins (and grades)? My guess is you might run into a condition rarity in the lower MS/PF grades for some modern coins, in...
The grading fees don't necessarily cost more than $7, usually the coins being sold for less than the grading fees were part of a bulk submission....
I disagree, imo the two images are without a doubt of the same coin. The hits and the toning spots are just too similar to be two different coins....
Is that a conservative estimate? :D Pretty good idea, when I saw the title I was expecting some gold plated, bedazzled monstrosity. FIN - was a...
Never hear of that before either. But you can report it, eBay has removed auctions in the past for copying pics (there was just a thread on that I...
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