If the coin is scratched, yes of course it's damaged. And no it doesn't matter if that scratch was imparted to the coin - at the Mexico City mint...
He's been writing it for years ! Understand, even with the first edition, those of us who knew Michael waited for years for the 1st edition to be...
Yes. And it's not just technically, it is factually. That's the thing, it's not damage at all because at the moment that an original is...
Looks more like a ground find to me.
I think that is because there are enough people now who have come to recognize what I did when I bought my copy from you all those years ago. That...
I find the results of the poll on this thread somewhat interesting. Why ? Because the results are vastly different from what polls on this very...
Which is the reasoning behind any "official" counter-mark, regardless of shape, size, or type, even up to and including over-strikes. Which is why...
I can fix that :D
Nor should you, collect what you like because you like it. Far more collectors would be far happier if they did that. As for the mint not...
I love it when a plan comes together ;)
What the guys are trying to tell you is that even attempting to identify a '64 SMS Kennedy from a picture is an effort in futility. Even the '65,...
I guess the reason the nobody seems interested is because, and I hate to put it this way - nobody cares. You see, what you are talking about...
PCGS is and always has been more lenient than NGC when it comes to the special designations. And that is true with all of them, for all coins !...
Now you know I don't ever give likes. But when I read that ......... well, the devil made me say it, I swear he did [ATTACH]
Made some friends ? She just became my new favorite person of the day :D
Oh God ! I almost gave that a Like :D
Is it a third option ? Heritage, Stacks Bowers, Great Collections - they're all just coin coin dealers. The only difference is they're bigger...
By all means if that is an option then do it. But in most cases it's not an option because few, if any, who inherit a collection know any...
Then the coin is most likely genuine. As for it's value, it's bullion value - about 10% less than the current spot price.
Was that the weight of just the coin, or the weight of the coin and the bezel combined ? I ask because the coin, all by itself, should weigh 13.9...
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