I can definitely see the added value of the set pictured here. If I was in the market for an early mint set in original packaging, this would be...
That is also true. Prior to trade dollars, I think seated dollars often went to China as well. But apart from the China trade a lot of gold...
I think we are overlooking the main use, or one of the main uses, of gold coins which was foreign trade. Domestically there was full faith and...
It is my understanding that starting in the late 1870’s, gold, silver and paper money traded at par. Gold dollars had a slight premium for gifts...
You just answered your own question in your statement above. This probably also is the answer to my question of why PCGS didn’t detail it. I’m...
Perhaps it should have been detailed for the improper alloy mix, or slabbed as an error. I can see the argument for the technical grade, for...
I wonder if the coin in the photo that the OP ordered will miraculously show up after he returns the ugly one. Perhaps someone at L&C saw an...
EF details damaged would be my grade, not sure what ICG would have graded it. The gouge in the left field kills it for me.
In my mind, stock photos are for commodity items like ASE’s or generic slabbed Morgan dollars. A slabbed svdb in a specific grade is not that...
Yes, I agree that they could legally claim it. Just like I and other collectors have every right to publicize and complain about such a claim in...
To your last question I would answer no. As for “leftovers”, I have the same impression of old generation PCGS and NGC holders. Most of what I...
What exactly is the perception? Is it that coins in ICG slabs are overgraded? Inconsistently graded? Assigned numerical grades that should have...
The name “Sergei” is spelled in Ukrainian. I think the second word in the line above it is «князу» (prince). It doesn’t seem like it should be of...
My earlier comments were based on the seller and buyer genuinely not knowing that a coin is misrepresented by the slab. If it was something that...
In my experience the AU58 grade is the intermediate grade with the biggest jump in price. Much more than 30 to 35 or 50 to 53 or 55.
I’ve always struggled with the comparisons between the major grading companies. In my opinion there is enough subjectivity in grading to make a...
If they tried to play the “mechanical error” card for something like that I would publicise it on every numismatic site I could find. They are...
If the coin was sold to someone and it was later proven to be a 1917, wouldn’t ICG be on the hook? Even though they aren’t a top tier grader,...
It seems like European countries have done better at getting past WWII issues than East Asian countries. I know that’s a very broad...
Meaning not just that the artist received money for his artwork, but that he was a stool pigeon and received benefit for that? I could definitely...
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