So the old slabs are not air tight? Seems odd. Sort of like what Apple just got called on slowing down their phones to "help with aging batteries".
Great! I have three NGC boxes and hate to trash them just so someone can exploit a buck out of me. Thanks so much..
Just added a 1926 s PEACE upgrade to my collection. It's a nice PCGS 64 CAC. Problem is that it won't fit into my NGC slab box. What the heck? Has...
That might be a little out of my price range
Thanks for the suggestions. I guess there is no way to confirm silver content without damaging the coin? It seems with the low value coins they...
HI: I have until recently been of the belief that faking low value coins such as common date Peace and/or especially junk silver was cost...
Beautiful! Congrats...
Upgraded an ugly MS 62 with this one.. [IMG]
I posted this thread to get some additional perspective and you guys have provided it. I thank you. There's no point in kidding myself except to...
Ok. Here's one of my raw coins 1922D I call MS 61. Just a sample from one of my lower end MS peace dollars.
Yikes. They aren't very big.
Ok. I can see that we'll have to wait until I upload the slabbed pics in the next few days when the coins arrive. Here are a couple so I can...
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There appears to be a common theme amongst the replies above and that is this: I don't know a MS coin from an AU and that I was ripped off by 12...
I had considered that possibility. This would still lead me to conclude that there are alot of dealers out there writing MS63 (and pricing them...
Thanks silvr, I hadn't thought of that:headbang:
I appreciate the advice and condolences. I thought I had a decent grasp on coin grading. The above coins were acquired at shows and from various...
I use a loupe and compare my slabbed coins with the raw ones. So do the people I buy them from. It seems very hard to believe all the coins were...
I'm in a panic mode right now. I've been a collector of US coins mostly Peace Dollars on and off for about 15 years. I go to area shows and surf...
I have a MS 1927 Peace dollar I acquired recently. At first I dismissed at as having been overly dipped. The luster didn't cartwheel and seemed...
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