Thanks for the reply. I really hope I get a refund. I do have proof that I sent these coins from Canada to the USA for grading. I also have record from the shipping carrier I had used when I shipped it down there. I also noticed something weird that PCGS does. I sent them a total of 7 coins to be gr...

Hi folks. When PCGS sent my coins back to me CBSA has charged me Duties and taxes on coins that I own... that doesn't seem fair to me as I never purchased the coins from the USA I own these coins and had only sent it to the USA for grading. WTF is this all about... Has anyone experienced this before...

Does anyone know if PCGS certifies Large size coins like the Big Coin Series 5oz coins. ? I couldn't find anything on the PCGS website. Also their search engine systems sucks. If you know how to navigate the PCGS website better than I do please post the Correct PCGS# for this coin so I can see popul...

I'm not worried about the price for this. I'm just trying to check off a box for my collection. thanks for the second opinion.

Thank you... Greatly appreciate the information. I think I might have found the a Near 1929 nickel Variety...

Just wanted to get a second opinion on this. See photo.

Hi Folks, Does anyone know how to differentiate between the Near S vs the Far S variety of the 1929 George V nickel?

It's recognized by PCGS but I couldn't find any examples to teach me how to identify the different varieties.

Your knowledge will be greatly appreciated.

Hello my fellow numismatist. I have an opportunity to buy the 5oz Murano glass 2018 Holiday splendour $50.00 silver coin and would like to validate it's authenticity. I don't have a money oozing out of my ears so I don't own a sigma machine. However I do have a pocket-pinger, a magnet, a digital mic...

Hi folks. I just purchased 6 Tubes of 25 silver maple from the mint. They are beautiful to say the least. As I was inspecting these beauties I noticed a very large oddity on one of the coins. Right above the head of Charles on the obverse I noticed a line. This came right out of the sealed tube from...

1968 coins had 50% silver and 50% copper. If you take a torch to the coin it will rapidly increases oxygen absorption of the silver and copper which causes a golden yellow hue tone. I've tried experimenting with junk silver coin of both 80% silver and 50% silver. The 50% tends to look more yellow. F...

I kinda had my suspicions that it was added after mint as well. I wasn't too sure of myself because it is a circulated coin and the scratches could have been caused by everyday use.

Thank you for your insight.

I'm using a phone app called coinsnap.

It lets me take photo's checks it online for on going pricing fluctuations and I am able to review and search my collection. Only problem with it is that it's tablet and phone based. You can't use it on a PC.

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Hi folks. I have seen lots of Netherlands coins but never something like this. To me it looks like a very big Die Chip when it was struck on the reverse of the coin. But from my understanding the Utrecht Mint in the 1930s virtually had virtually no errors as their quality control was very good. Plea...

I find that pure acetone works well at removing finger print marks. Next time wear some cotton cloves when handling the coin. I use latex finger condoms. they seem to work well as it maintains a good grip on the coin when handling it.