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Re: Need help identifying the name of this error and it’s rarity
I'm not entirely sure why it took the OP fifteen months to compose that reply, but anyways... Mint errors are a result of some flaw, defect or breakdown in the coin minting machinery or processes. Minting a coin is a complex industrial process, but not really all that complex. There are only a small number of ways the… -
Re: The PCGS 2020 Coin Quest Continues. Collect all 6 To Win.
I watched these video's this morning to bad there wasn't a w nickel & dime in the set's. https://hsn.com/products/2019-west-point-mint-8-coin-set/9390406?query=701-793&isSuggested=false https://hsn.com/products/2019-west-point-mint-8-coin-set/9390406?query=701-793&isSuggested=false -
Re: And here's why I hate ridiculously priced Buy It Nows even with Best Offer...
<< <i> << <i>Here is a list of everyone who placed false bids on the item. bounce (this was the ring leader) >> Here you go again, man. You want to have your opinion, fine, but now you've crossed the line. You're slandering me by suggesting I submitted a false bid and that I am some sort of "ring leader". Neither of those… -
Another great person that taught me about coins was taken by the big C.
Hello to the forum. Well last night the nasty big C took my father and earlier this month the big C took my dog also. My father gave me my first Morgan Silver dollar in a birthday card when I was 12 years old over 30 years ago and that Christmas I got two crisp $100 bills 1966 Red seal that's when I started somewhat into… -
1/1 ? ugh
Let's start a club - our goal is to poke every single person who falsely advertises anything other than a 1/1 as a 1/1. I hate the excuses sellers use to "justify" their false advertising. "It's 5 of 99 and 5 is his jersey so it's a 1/1" "It's 1 of 99 so it's the first one made and a 1/1" "It's got a slightly different… -
The Spread
Consumer price on 1oz. gold coin-$900, 1oz. silver coin-$15 = 60/1 spread Spot 1oz. gold-$855, 1oz. silver $11 = 77.7/1 How much longer will the 75+/1 ratio on spot remain? Is silver falsely low or gold falsely high? Do you think supply demand has anything to do with the current prices, or has price manipulation in the… -
What 2011 will bring for British Coin collecting?
Coins are a Work of Art From www.petitioncrown.com Consider a coin of the finest quality a work of art. The dies for coinage were created by the country’s finest artist to show the monarch at his best, often to mark a specific event. A coin that has survived the centuries is like an ancient artifact and no less important,… -
Re: Have the TPGs out-lived their usefulness to the hobby?
“or there are millions more classic coins waiting to be holdered than was previously assumed. My guess is that it's a combination of the two, and to me it's pretty easy to believe the surviving pops of many coins have been underestimated, but that's just speculation on my part.” Great post Dheath, Here is something else to… -
Re: A Reminder from PSA - Message Board Issue
<< <i>Joe; I agree one should always be very prudent about making such claims. But, by exposing alleged criminal activity on these boards, we are trying to protect the buying community among us from being scammed. We are also trying to defeat the potential success of these scams netting money from unsuspecting individuals… -
Re: Is it ethical to call this coin a proof . . .
Going to step back into the fray ... Not many times I would disagree with you Jim, but this is one. When you are a Professional Numismatist, and your piers question the description of your coins, and the experts also question them, and then the leading services question what you say, I think it IS important to not spread…
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