It started in '64 when they announced no more silver starting in '65. That pretty much put an end to the Walkers and Frankies for the most part....
Gonna getcha for that !
It's pretty simple really. In so many words, it explains that the Grey Sheet bases its listed values on opinions like all the other price guides.
No surprises for me really but I think it does an excellent job of explaining what the Grey Sheet is today.
Well Matt, you get full points from me for this exercise in and of itself plus all the thought that went into it. And yeah, you could call that...
For decades I have thought that the price guides did use AI - well, kinda. They used the "Artificial" part constantly - and never used the...
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We'll have to agree to disagree. In my opinion they didn't change anything. I've only looked at a few. And for those I did look at I didn't...
To the contrary, as PCGS says on the link I posted - This method has been around even longer than United States coins themselves, with many...
Yes. The term and or phrase "stand out" seems to imply that it would be highly visible and quite easily seen even to the average collector, but...
For those unfamiliar with the term "smoothed" and or "smoothing"-...
Hopefully that envelope wont cause the coin, or other coins also in the case, to develop unsightly toning. (slabs are not airtight)
I'd say it's highly unlikely that any damage could occur. In the early days PCGS used a holder that came to be known as a "Rattler" because all...
Just remember there's more to storing coins in envelopes than just toning. Every time that envelope gets moved or every time you look at those...
And that is what caused the toning.
With PCGS and NGC both it's hit and miss when it comes to problem coin designations. Very same coin - one day they'll grade it, next day they...
Vess - when it comes to dipping coins there is literally a mountain of information that one must know if you wish to do it successfully. And there...
He also knows how to turn a dog with short legs into a dog with no legs :cool:
Unless it's changed in recent years, literature printed and distributed by Intercept Shield says lifetime is 10 years.
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