All I can do is lead you to the water, it's up to you to drink it, or not.
Given the definition of a Proof, and the very well known strike characteristics of a Proof such as squared rims, the very smooth even surfaces...
It was just as meaningless back when buyers could leave negative feedback and it was not removed. But yes, in today's world it is even worse.
Only if at least one of two things is true. 1 - you know the seller well enough that you trust him. 2 - you are confident in our own abilities to...
I agree. But when you ask someone do you ask a perfect stranger or somebody you know and trust ? You see that's my point. It's one thing when you...
Another simple example makes my point. One the largest sellers there ever was on ebay was abon, aka abon.com. He had hundreds of thousands of...
It's pretty simple, how can one possibly know if they had a good or bad experience if they don't know anything about coins ? For example, you buy...
That very question is why price guides exist. Put another way, most people are in the same boat you are - they have no idea what the real world...
They're not Proofs, never have been. The TPGs just suddenly decided to call them Proofs just like they call coins Specimens that are not...
There's good and there's bad out there, always has been always will be. And it's not always the most well known names who are the good, or the bad...
Conder is quite correct. It's not only a matter of historical record but those who lived through most of it know it well. I collected original...
It's quite simple, there is a standard definition of what makes a coin a Proof. The same definition has been used for centuries - and it is still...
Only part of it is. There are two primary criteria for a coin to be a Proof: struck with specially prepared dies, and on a specially prepared...
To the best of my knowledge the TPGs have always used the cameo designation when appropriate - since they opened their doors for business. The...
I'd say 63. And before somebody's jaw breaks their keyboard - please remember this first. The early S mint Morgans are and always have been held...
No, you weren't. Not in any way shape or form. I would say you misinterpreted them. If any member directly calls any other member names, that's...
Your choice of course, but consider this. You could buy a used copy of the Guth book for less than $10 - and always know what you were looking at...
Sometimes I do :)
Perhaps so, but that isn't the only one. Individuals can still join CCE- I just checked. Used to be a member myself. And I've never been a coin...
In the regular Red Book, yeah you're right. All they have is a listing of the sets. But there are other Red Books, like this one -...
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