Awesome. Thanks for the information! I wonder if a new constitution in Japan is tantamount to demonetizing previously-issued coins? I only ask,...
A couple of points: If an issuing authority mints coins, regardless of where they end up, they ARE legal tender, are they not? Unless these...
Were these still considered legal tender into the 1950s and later?
All about U.S. coins...
You know, I hate blaming workers (being one myself, you know...), as I know very often just how hamstrung employees are by rules, the...
God, I hate reading these threads... when I have purchases coming in the mail~!
Somehow the legends make me also think 'fake.'
Or maybe they had an accurate way to measure?
Couldn't such microscopy also be used in AI grading mentioned by Mac McDonald in #8 above?
I think you got it! Thank you!
Just wondering: Is there a strike depth measurement that measures the depth of a strike below the rim, or a relief measurement for the legends...
I like the very last coin image, on the left (Cook Islands). Is that "appendage" hanging below his belly button his... uh...?
They DO make "non-standard size" rings, you know. I buy mine at my LCS (Valley Coin) in non-standard sizes for 500-Won South Korean coins (26.5mm...
My same exact experience with Airtites, fit-wise. It seems some of those "foam rings" (at least the black ones I buy) have better elasticity than...
See my response in post #78 above.
How do you search for multiholders at NGC? I've tried that, and it doesn't work at their verification tool.
Okay... Here is some news from Korea about the 2021 Mint Set: Here is the list of medals and coin sets that the KOMSCO Shopping Mall has planned...
Well, he is selling it for about $200 USD OVER the current Korean market price. Yeah, I could have tried to get people here at CT who are...
NGC has been doing multiholders for years now. It's PCGS that doesn't do them anymore (right?) The reason you don't see/hear of multiholders is...
If you can sell it IN KOREA. However, eBay may not be a bad place, either. Not sure this is the price you should list it at(!), but here's an...
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