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United States
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The Coin Week podcast from January 30 was with Bob Evans the lead scientist on the SS Central America wreckage site. It is a very informative interview! Link here
Edited by Vermillion Flycatche 02/16/2018 01:10 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm more interested in the silver coins they brought up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Condor101, I am in the same boat as you.
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Forum Dad
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's an awesome looking display they had set up
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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More 1857-S double eagles for the market to absorb. The most common no motto $20.
Shipwreck provenance means nothing to me. When can I buy one for melt?
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq 03/06/2018 3:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@thq maybe when WWIII breaks out.
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Forum Dad
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Forum Dad
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At 2:02, now that's what I would want my sunken treasure to look like. WOW! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What a find! Although I can't afford to buy a piece, it will be interesting to see how the market reacts to this find. 
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United States
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Buy a PCGS certified MS-64 1857-S Liberty Head double eagle with special SS Central America label. Crack it out, resubmit it and it comes back as MS Details Cleaned. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: Buy a PCGS certified MS-64 1857-S Liberty Head double eagle with special SS Central America label. Crack it out, resubmit it and it comes back as MS Details Cleaned. That's a really dumb comment
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Quote: That's a really dumb comment.  Dumb as in stupid but funny? Or dumb as in "I can't believe you said that. You should be ashamed."? It's an absurd comment not meant to be taken seriously. I highly doubt that PCGS, with decades of grading experience, would mistake an MS-64 coin for an MS details cleaned coin or vice versa. It's exaggerated grade deflation. Now if I said buy an old green label PCGS coin graded MS-62, crack it out, resubmit it and receive a grade of MS-67+, that would just be an exaggerated jab at the concept of gradeflation. I've heard people say that the grading services are loose with extreme rarities or coins with a pedigree, and strict with common coins or coins without pedigrees. I'm not saying they actually do that. I was just poking fun of the idea through ridiculous exaggeration.
Edited by rbjr85 04/19/2018 02:55 am
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3 1/2 months and still nothing on the silver coins.
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