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Once the crisis is over maybe you could ask PCGS during the reholder if they can detect any evidence of tampering. I haven't heard of that seller actually tampering with slabs, but that may be a smal… (View Post)

My theory was always that hairlines on proofs of this era was the heavy use of albums with acetate slides. Whitman, Dansco, etc. all had this issue and the bigger the coin, the more likely you were n… (View Post)

I remember having a couple of condition census CT coppers, 1 was #5 and 1 was #6 for their varieties (and both were ugly at that level, LOL) . A well-known colonial dealer told me they weren't worth … (View Post)

My dad worked at a shipyard making sailboats and they would open air pour lead keels in handmade sand molds. These days an OSHA inspector would have a stroke just seeing that. (View Post)

I have a copy of King and the original Numismatists it was reprinted from. (View Post)