As an avid coin collector for years, people have often asked me what is the difference between grading companies and why is there such a huge difference between prices for the same coin graded by different...
I've long admired and collected the British silver coins of King George V (1910-1936).All denominations in the series have rare dates and many are made even more so as they were produced during the very...
Proof set coin collectors may fall into a possible trap to spend more on a proof set than it's worth, with the notation that the set hasn't been opened. Just some points to ponder, paper ages and discolors, 40...
Nothing but Wallpaper! You see a lot of these so called essays, test prints, proofs, etc, of the WW 2 German Reich stamps offered on eBay and other internet sites. These look like the souvenir sheets from the...
I have been asked how I photograph my coins. I am not a professional and know very little of any 'technical' terms that are associated with photography. But here is what I do. Items needed (can be bought...
i do not agree with max ICG can not hold a candle to NCG,PCGS or ANACS,ICG has graded 17,000 presidential proof coins at PF70 DCAM i got my infomation on the web at two sites (cable shopping networks) how can...
There seems to be a never-ending supply of modern day reproductions or fakes of the WW 2 German stamps. Most of these are being produced in Europe and are sold on the German eBay, as fakes. Now these are...
The purpose of the giude is to explain why there are no 2009 SAE Proofs available. If you are like me and have a subscription for the SAE proofs and are wondering why they haven't arrived yet, read on. I...
If there's one thing that devotees and critics of the pre-decimal proof series agree on, it's the variability and individuallity of these proofs. Collectors of modern proof coins see absolutely no variation...
