For modern coins, I believe that PCGS is overly tight and NGC is a little better. For example, PCGS rarely grades uncirculated ASE's as 70 because...
Both of the 1878's are very interesting :thumb:
Wow, good luck on your submission. If that's not a doubled date, then I don't know what is. :thumb:
I like this auction description [IMG]...
In that case, my answer seems a little low. [IMG]
An interesing article about Mexican plans: http://news.silverseek.com/SilverSeek/1161955977.php
Always net to find one in change! Undated Buffaloes are worth about $.50 each. Btw, there is an acid substance that can make the date visible,...
12 chickens. Thanks for the cool contest!
Glad to have helped. All of these spam messages look like the same computer-generated style. Does CoinTalk have some sort of image verification...
SPAM! This is about the 10th post like this I've seen in a few days.
By that picture, I'd say a solid EF-40.
Isn't this just another type of fiat money? The intrinsic value of the coin is X, but the government says the value of the coin is 2X. The...
Yes, a fingerprint will affect a PCGS or NGC grade. Either they will bodybag the coin, or net grade it down. You can dip the coin to remove...
Readily available on their respective websites: NGC Info: http://ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.asp?IDArticle=405 PCGS Info:...
Moen, Hopefully the human race won't end up gone, but a certainty is that the United States will. And with that, the U.S $ will end up only...
IMO, it's kind of useless just having the total mintage, not broken down by mint. www.coinfacts.com is much more thorough anyways.
You know what they say, the only stupid question is the one not asked. And you're correct, the Mint took silver out of circulating coins dated...
Just Carl, The price points I'm referring to in the poll are levels at which you would hesitate to buy raw for fear of being ripped off, buying...
For comparison purposes, here is a problem-free solid AU (slabbed by PCGS). [IMG]
Actual: 1- Cleaned 2- Cleaned 3- Not Cleaned 4- Cleaned 5- Cleaned / Recolored 6- Not Cleaned 7- Not Cleaned Very interesting results....
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