It has been 10 years since I purchased my first rare coin…
And had I not kept records — mailing invoices, copies of written letters, NGC Submitter Copies — I would have scant recollection of what had transpired.
This brings me back to my first rare coin — a rare gold coin — and I’ve always been bothered by my records not revealing if it really was the first rare gold coin I had ever seen or held.
The mystery involves a tale between two dealers — Austin Rare Coins, Inc. and Thomas
I really knew nothing whatsoever about numismatics when I bought this coin.
Part of the deal was a free copy of the 2013 Red Book…
I knew it was gold, and I thought the PCGS holder it came in was meant to keep it secure, and to assure me that it was genuine.
When received, the holder couldn't be opened, which surprised me, and the holder had wear on the backside that obscured the coin a little. Through a jeweler's loupe, a fiber could be seen on the reverse side of the coin, yet ano
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