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A corrosion spot will not take a coin out of MS. IMO, that is a very nice 1921 Peace $ that can be "fixed" very easily. I'll bet many major dealers would cerack it, conserve it, and se… (View Post)

The PCGS graders may recognize the coin. Send it raw to ATS. Ask for conservation. You may get it graded MS. :) (View Post)

Everything! You would be amazed at all the stuff sent to the TPGS's at Christmas. I made sure to treat the front office at the ATS service special all year long so I would be among the first to … (View Post)

My friend and I decided it was time to become dealers. His father was a General and collected old Colt firearms, and Capped Bust half dollars so the son got the collector gene. My friend put up the m… (View Post)

It seems odd to me that there could be scratches (the dark crevices) remaining on the surface of a coin next to what should be the raised marks made by large scratches into the die. See the differenc… (View Post)