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Re: Since the inception of CACG, have other TPGs tightened their grading?
I would agree that I doubt there would have been a conscious decision to "lift their game". - It would imply that all their earlier grading, up until that point, was somehow deficient. - It…1 -
Re: Artificial toning experiment: Can you guess the method?
Sorry, but you will have to put me as well into the "don't like toned coins" camp. Perhaps it's my chemistry background, but I cannot look at an extremely toned coin and help but …2 -
Re: Random musing about fourth-party slab stickers
I would think there's a philosophical point at play here. NGC and PCGS both believe that they and they alone, or perhaps the two of them collegiately if they're in a generous mood, are the …2 -
Re: Another European Museum Broken into and Ancient Gold Stolen
Unfortunately, for thieves seeking to maximize profits while minimizing the risk of getting caught, the most practical thing to do would be to melt everything down and sell it as scrap gold. Yes, the…4 -
Re: $10,000,000 in Gold found under old brewery in Belgium
As I believe at least one of the articles about this find describes, under Belgian treasure law, the "original owner" of the gold have five years to come to the authorities with proof of th…5