Stirring up the dust gets people talking - that's a good thing. And no, counterfeits are no joke. It has become a quite elaborate business. Until...
With US coins it's pretty rare for NGC or PCGS to be fooled and for them to slab a counterfeit. But it has happened and it still does happen. This...
Pretty sure you have correctly identified the coin but I cannot find an example of one to confirm it for you. But the legends speak for...
Might be the pics it look to have been lightly polished to me. That would get it the harshly cleaned designation and no grade.
That's what I am trying to tell you Lance - the regs do allow it. I was offering my own personal experiences as proof that the regs do allow it....
Unfortunately your own log is not acceptable evidence. But you are right, as a general rule there is no record. However, there can be quite...
fizzy, a coin being said to have been harshly cleaned can be the result of doing something as simple as somebody rubbing the coin with a soft...
But don't you get it Owle ? With some coins, it is impossible, even for experts, to make such an assessment. The OP's coin was one of those coins....
I always had my accountant do my taxes. But I did it year after year after year, and there was never a question. And you would think if there was...
When it comes right down to it, timing is everything. You can do everything else perfectly. But if not bought at the right time, and sold at the...
The case, while kinda cool, is pretty much meaningless. It's an after-market item and has no connection of any kind to the US Mint. As for the...
No biggie. You would have gotten the same answer in either case. Yes, technically it is an error. But it is an error that is so common that it...
Let me put it to you this way. I spent my entire life, since 1960, studying and collecting coins. And have sold two collections. I lost money on both.
That's OK though. For by playing the fool they are admitting their inability to identify a counterfeit, their lack of knowledge. And who wants to...
I've done it, numerous times.
Bad idea, very bad idea ! You've got better odds of winning the lottery or winning in the casino than you do investing in coins. And yes I'm quite...
PCGS uses a set of numbered codes - each number has a meaning. They are copied below for you. No Grades PCGS will not grade and encapsulate any...
Don't disagree - still aint gonna save him though :D Been a while since I turned somebody into a bunny come to think of it ;)
Yeah but when ya add up all them little fish. First thing ya know you got a boatload of fish !
Gonna getcha for that !
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