I honestly have to say I have no clue on this one. I could be convinced either way.
In the 1940's and 1950's, the mint issued mint sets in cardboard packaging. The cardboard contained trace amounts of sulfur, which tended to cause...
If that toning pattern were on a 1958, I probably wouldn't question it. But, on a 1964 it looks wrong. QT.
That Franklin does not look right at all. AT.
It should be understood that any post on a forum of this type is largely based on opinion. That being said, for the last several years, my...
Those are AT'd? I absolutely would not have guessed that. That is some of the most convincing AT I've ever seen, if true.
For the most part, the two are equivalent. I wouldn't worry about which one - buy the most attractive coin.
When you buy gold or silver, do you always take physical possession? Or do you participate in a pool? Or do you allow the company you buy from to...
See, this cent is an example of blue toning that I think is probably natural. You don't see any of the reds and purples that you saw on the...
The PCGS glossary defines a cull as So, a cull is often a damaged coin - but a damaged coin isn't necessarily a cull. Culls definitely do not...
As for famous Pedigrees, I have a few. This Bust Half came from the Witham collection, a well-known specialist who built an amazing Bust Half...
Interesting read, thanks. So, in short, provenance shows transactional history (Bob sold to George who sold to Mike). Pedigree shows George...
For older auctions, I agree that catalogues are a valuable resource. But with the rise of the internet, they are becoming less essential. First,...
Oooh, ouch.
That is very cool! Congrats on a rare pickup.
I don't own a Pilgrim (they don't come Prooflike), but here's an Indian: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, in numismatics, "scarce" is more common than "rare." There are many, many different rarity scales used, some more useful than others. This...
This particular coin is damaged. It looks like they were trying to counterfeit an error.
Gonna go NT on the Columbian. Has the look of having been stored in tissue paper or something like that for a hundred years.
To anyone who knows, or anyone who spends 3 minutes researching, that is clearly counterfeit. It is a good copy, but very definitely fake. But...
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