No.
You are quite correct, they are not trying to promote the hobby. What thye are doing is trying to satisfy the wants and desires of their largest...
And that is the key. The coin would be body bagged for environmental damage - that is not toning, something liquid has been spilled on the coin....
Let me ask all those with the holier than thou attitudes - if you find a $100 bill in a parking lot, what do you do ? And remember, you can...
The gold Buffs were created for one reason, to satisfy the desires of US buyers who wished to purchace 24 karat gold coins (the Buffs) instead of...
The most commonly made mistake there is when collectors try to grade to their coins is that they under-grade them. Why ? Because they tend to...
The chances are pretty good actually and it is far from uncommon to discover fake coins in a jewelry setting. Why ? Because if someone is going to...
If you read the PCGS grading guide you will see the numbers I have stated. And those are the numbers that the TPG's use, along with just about...
They all get it wrong from time to time spock. The point is that there are too many who think that PCGS can do no wrong - kinda like you used to...
And you think that you can identify any coin by looking at a picture of it ? Sorry, but you can't. Change the type of lighting, lighting angle,...
So you mean kinda like it already is. Then what's the point ?
I'm not sure where you are reading that in the ANA standards, I can't recall ever seeing it. But the generally accepted percentages for the color...
By special request - you don't count :D
Howdy Jimmy - No we do not have live chat. We've tried it a couple times and it never gets used so we did away with it.
As long as you know your seller, yes, it is wise.
Yes, it is new rule enacted a couple months ago.
Pirate treasure no, coins from a sunken Spanish galleon - yes.
Andy - all TPG's use market grading, always have. The ANA grading guide is based on market grading. And it has been that way since 1987.
It will be the same composition as the original coin.
Just curious, if that were the case, how did the zinc get on the edges ?
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