I told you I could give you the article, I did not say I could post it here. If you want a copy then send me a PM with your email address and I'll...
Would you prefer them to be fools ? Both organizations need money to stay up and running. NGC and PCGS are the two most highly trusted TPGs in...
I'd say you did get a knowledgeable reply. All of the coins, with the exception of the 6 pence, appear to be problem coins of one kind of or...
Well I can give you an article written by a guy that was actually there when they were minted and he swears none ever left the mint. 'Course you...
Tell ya what Caleb, you call up the Secret Service and ask them if a 1974 aluminum cent is legal to own. Based on what you are saying, it would...
Looks kike it might be an NGC slab. As for grade, I'd say 55. That's what they assigned this one I used to own. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A large part of them are also sent in for grading because the person who owned the coin thought it would grade higher than the TPG graded it. In...
No, they did not. There is a huge difference between monetizing a coin and making a coin legal tender. A coin can only be monetized when it is...
Nope, it is a purely subjective decision made by the TPG. And they are not always the most consistent on this issue.
That depends on what you are shoving. The correct way to do it is to place the coin in the bottom half of the holder, and then push the ring...
By all means send it in, in the slab of course, for review.
That kind of depends on the collector, and the subject in question. But it is not unheard of for some collectors who specialize on certain coins...
His question was if using slightly undersized ring inserts was a problem. That is the question I answered.
As is usually the case in all of life, the guy who pays the bills ;)
Yes, they are.
No, I'm still here. If for no other reason than to keep an eye on YOU ! :p
No, but we probably should have. Truly unfortunate, he's worse than a bad penny :D
There's a book called The Rare Coin Estate Handbook by James Halperin, it discusses this issue and offers several suggestions on how to deal with...
There have also been several threads where members have posted pictures of coins that were slabbed and graded by NGC and PCGS as being genuine...
I suspect the coin was assigned that grade because of its rarity rating. Over-graded ? No doubt in my mind.
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