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And while you guys are fixing it, stop having it auto log us out after a week. Super annoying to be logged out in the middle of reading or worse, when trying to reply and then losing everything you wrote because the system decided to log you out! 

I wonder if the sun would shine a little better for collectors if they bothered to educate themselves before buying? 

Counterfeiters may suck, but they only get away with it because collectors insist on remaining uneducated. 

On 10/11/2021 at 9:32 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

The "look" of it seems a bit off to me but I'm not seeing anything besides that at this point, I would say it seems authentic and it might be worth the cost of authentication.

This. It looks slightly off, but nothing that jumps out screaming counterfeit.

If authentic, it's a $2,500+ coin. 

On 10/10/2021 at 1:38 PM, Coinbuf said:

I have not followed these that closely Lem, but are these not all being produced at the same location vs individual mints as in the 1800's.   If so then the quality should be fairly uniform across the entire mintage.

The S, D, & P Morgans and the Peace are being minted at their respective mints. The CC & O are being minted at Philadelphia since those mints no longer have working equipment. 

Just goes to show you that looks can be deceiving. The high quality snap together slab, the snug fitting slab core that securely allows the coin to rattle around, and the insert with faded state of the art dot matrix printing all would have had me fooled into thinking it was a legit TPG. 

On 10/7/2021 at 11:20 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

 

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I was getting this error non-stop a few weeks back. Posted about it on the Ask NGC forum, but got no response. 

On 10/6/2021 at 11:27 PM, casman said:

Why did the OP grade that IHC as AU+?  

Because in his vast 40 years of knowledge he didn't learn how to grade and left $1,000 on the table. 

This is very common. The usual response is to lash out at others. 

Nothing makes me think they are not authentic. The Mysore coin is common enough that you can buy it in large quantities. The Vijayanagar appears to be similar in type to what they have minted. It might be referenced in one of the Mitchner books. 

There were replicas make of internment camp tokens for other countries, so I assume they were made for Australia also. Based on the pictures, yours looks OK and appears to be uncirculated with some corrosion. Probably a $10-$20 coin if authentic.

Red unc examples are selling for around $100. Given the frequency these are currently appearing on the market, I suspect a hoard of them is being dispersed right now.

What is being proposed is clearly not what the law intended. It's very likely that if this were to be tried, the courts would rule against it. 

On 10/1/2021 at 5:00 PM, Jerry Picker said:

 I guess us old timers and serious collectors are behind the times. We never thought of altering coins to make a profit. We take the coins as they are, which we think look fine. Pretty soon all you'll see are all blue-brown coins in plastic holders. It's a shame.

Speaking of ethics, isn't your stance on this kind of hypocritical:

So, you will sell coins to a person who is knowingly "altering" and "enhancing" coins as long as they will pay the asking price? I guess capitalism is good for you, but not for others. 

Try Wizard Coin Supply.

It's called capitalism and other than with a few left-wing loonies, it's considered 100% ethical. 

He removed some dirt and oxidation by using MS70. The TPG allow this as it does not harm the coin. 

On 9/29/2021 at 10:36 AM, RWB said:

It worked. But to sign in after the update, one has to click the sign out button, then do a complete sign in. Otherwise, one is directed in circles.

Wish I had seen this earlier. It was driving me crazy until I figured it out. 

I have an item on eBay where a buyer was having an issue placing a bid. He contacted customer support and received the following back:

This is the item, a Germany medal with a Swastika on it.

On 9/23/2021 at 7:32 AM, DWLange said:

A thousand or so 1856 Eagle Cents are not that many, given the popularity of collecting small cents. Comparing it to the 1909-S VDB cent (probably 15,000+ survivors) is not that meaningful in my opinion.

NGC & PCGS have graded over 30,000 1909-S VDB cents. John Zug supposedly had over 25,000 examples according to QDB.

On 9/17/2021 at 12:58 PM, MarkFeld said:

Greg, do you have the provenance removed just for coins you’re keeping for your collection or for the ones you’re reselling too? I can understand you not liking them, but paying to have them removed sounds a bit extreme. Do they really bother you that much?

Just for the ones in my collection and only what I consider the useless provenances. I'd never remove something like Eliasberg or even something more specialized, like Rhodes for Tibet coins. I will remove "Big Mike Collection" that no one knows who it is or anything that was put together by going into the marketplace and buying a high grade set over a short period of time. I have zero respect as collectors for these people. 

I also view many of the provenances as participation trophies. Hey, your set is the 5th highest on the registry and only missing the 3 key dates. It's eligible for a provenance on the inserts. 

On 9/17/2021 at 9:12 AM, numisport said:

TPG's I demand you stop giving MS grades to older coins unless they truly are friction free. Whether MS or Proof you have hundreds and maybe thousands of overgraded coins with rub or 'cabinet friction'. This has been going on since the advent of third party grading. What say you CAC ?

Coins can still be uncirculated with cabinet friction. Just like coins can be uncirculated while having been in circulation. 

And while we're demanding things of the TPGs that will never happen:

• TPG's I demand you stop listing provenance of meaningless collectors. No one knows who 99% of these people are. I'm tired of wasting money to remove the provenance from inserts. 
• TPG's I demand you stop using special picture inserts for seemingly every different coin. I get that the Schlock  At Home people want it, but it degrades your image and credibility badly. 

Boiling to Death! It's amazing how times have changed. Today we call counterfeiters 'artists' and they create 'fantasy pieces' and they are put in slabs by reputable TPG.