Value varies depending on several things, the severity of the harsh cleaning, the amount of detail remaining on the coin, the scarcity of the...
Just because you can't see scratches and hairlines in the picture, doesn't mean they are not there. Also, think of a polished coin, do you see...
Oh dear lord ! Don't tell me that the "monster" I created long ago has turned into a purist ! :D
The ducat is a coin, you might even say "the" coin, that literally changed the world, and did it more than once. More than any other coin the...
You are correct. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ducat?s=t
There was more than 1 fund, if memory serves Merrill Lynch started it off and other brokerage houses followed their lead. How this came about was...
Yes it was really going on, and it wasn't just Morgans. It was the entire coin market. This simple graph does an excellent job of portraying just...
It did drop, a loooooong time ago. They used to sell for $400-$500, recent sales on Heritage were $111 & $135, MS & PF.
In other words, as long as your crystal ball is working you'll do OK. I would agree that there is a chance, but a "pretty good chance", ehhh no....
I'd say a new visit is what's called for, a visit with Darek (goldducat). I don't know if you guys realize it or not but Darek has been...
Bidding on a coin is always a double edged sword. Sure you can always second guess yourself and wonder if only I had made 1 more bid increase...
Regarding the halo effect, it is not uncommon for the halo to be light, or dark. Both occur with equal regularity, but typically at different...
To say that is an understatement, would be an understatement :)
To me, this is the critical part. And I would not do anything until I did hear from him. Of course time is an issue, obviously you can't just wait...
Sharing stories and just sitting around talking about coins with other collectors, and dealers, has always been my favorite part of any coin show....
Eddie I readily acknowledge that there have always been, and still are, those who do not find dipping coins to be acceptable. But the majority,...
The TPGs have always used multiple graders to grade a coin. NGC has 3 graders who each grade the coin independently, and then a finalizer ( a...
When it comes to dipping being acceptable, not much if anything at all has changed. Dipping coins, when done properly, has been an acceptable...
Skip and Randy, are indeed two of the very best coin graders there are. But ya see, they don't get to grade coins the way "they" would grade the...
Yes. Prior to the mid '90s coins that were put into the annual mint sets were just pulled from the hoppers of the regular business strikes that...
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