And what about the fakes made out of silver?
I think you would have to live in a box to not realize the value of CC coins even if you do collect on the side. Given that the ink on the...
Here is an article that explains it and lists the codes. http://coins.about.com/od/coingrading/f/pcgs_genuine.htm
Like James said, but for example a coin will come back genuine if there was a problem with the coin such as cleaned etc.
This is the main issue for me. You buy coins based on what you see and I don't like buying a coin online that I have never had a chance to look...
Hmm, all the images I looked at when comparing and the ones in my own collection all have the 3 rays.
Look at his coin where a mint mark would be. Doesn't that look like an extra sun ray in that area? That would be 4 sun rays under "one". Now look...
Hmm, seems to be an extra sun ray around where the mint mark would be or something. I look at these, then your picture and they are different....
Great idea!
Can I ask what you paid? I would have a hard time dishing out the money that coin would be worth if I wasn't 100% sure it was real and 100%...
Hmm, interesting. That I've heard of. Just figured that would take a while compared to other methods.
Those are some cool ideas
I am not questioning your opinion here but just trying to learn how to spot cleaning on older coins. (or coins that were cleaned a long time ago...
Are you playing hockey with your slabs? You mentioned slab protectors in another post. Just throw them in a shoe box if you need to. But if you...
Ah, ok. Figured it would be some type of chemical solution and the heat part is interesting but makes sense. I've seen an ebay seller selling...
And to hijack the thread for a second, how do they artificially tone the coins. (Not that I want to use this method, just curious how it's done.)
Sweet. Now you can save money from not needing slab protectors. :thumb:
I think the lighting is more important than the camera in most cases. I can take some pretty nice pics with my Droid X phone if I can get the...
And I know the coin is slabbed but those are terrible pictures. You should have asked the seller for better pictures and the certification number...
Hint - Don't buy coins on ebay using your phone.
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