Nice guess, but it's not it. Cal
This is the first, but not the last, of I don’t know how many. Posting interval will vary from one week to decades. Try to answer from your...
The main reasons people buy gold as a metal (i.e. without significant numismatic, artistic or historical significance) are: 1. they think it...
I'm curious how he harassed you. Was it just emails or something more? Depending on what he did or wrote, you might be able to file a meaningful...
Here's my centenial lowball. 1876-S half. PCGS PO01. I really like her. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Actually, I don’t think NGC and PCGS stickering each other’s slabs would be anticompetitive. It would only be anticompetitive if they colluded on...
The Panama Pacific Exposition $50 gold coins weighed 83.55 g. Some are in less than MS condition and may have circulated. Octagonal version is...
If it has a face value and was issued by a government, no problem. If it is considered a medal and issued by a government, no problem. Many...
I would guess Del Hansen bought it. If so, it will show in his registry set soon. He already has the #1 set for early $5 gold. See link....
A number of the central Asian “stans” have switched or are in the process of switching alphabets from Cyrillic to Latin. The countries include...
Even the tracking system may not be accurate. Monday, I received an email from USPS that a package I was expecting from Florida would be...
Searching on the PCGS website I found the long version of “Encapsulation”. It’s “Encapsulation: Grade finalization and encapsulation.” So, my...
Logically, it seems it should. There would be nothing to encapsulate if it didn’t cross. But maybe it’s just another rung on the status ladder...
For the same price, you can get a complete set of slabbed Morgan dollars. Certified by Barry Goldwater! See link. Cal...
The coin is J-1608. Probably fewer than 15 exist. This particular coin is from the Lemus collection and was sold by Heritage in 2009 for...
If you are interested in competing in a registry, that can influence your choice of TPG. NGC allows both NGC and PCGS coins in their registry....
Dell Loy Hansen is a billionaire Utah real estate developer. He intends to go further than Eliasberg. Go to the PCGS registry, and for almost...
I think Dell Hansen will be going after both with really strong bids. Cal
John, You should report this case to Canadian Coin News. They should find it interesting enough to do an article on it. A little bad publicity...
I have two modern proofs that recently graded PR69. One was a fractional gold Brittania; one a US Pt coin. I can't find a fault with them and...
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