I know I'm that last person to say this given my stance concerning TPGs; however, I am also realistic and sad to say people should take dealers up on that kind of offer, considering the potential...
Liked On: 09-26-2012, 04:46 PM
Not according to Heritage. PCGS certified a 65 quarter struck on a silver planchet at XF45, and it sold on Heritage for $5750 with BP.
Liked On: 09-26-2012, 09:21 AM
But if every Saint has signs of wear, even on the high points, regardless of how that wear was caused, is it right for the TPGs to give an MS grade? Doesn't that detract from their goal of wanting...
Liked On: 09-25-2012, 08:31 PM
However, the point I'm trying to make with you is it can't be one standard for one series and everything else follows another standard. As I've stated on this forum numerous times, the TPGs have to...
Liked On: 09-25-2012, 04:03 PM
But you can also get that same friction from several coins being in your pocket. If the friction, regardless of the source, causes wear; it does, and should hold the coin back from an MS grade. ...
Liked On: 09-25-2012, 03:20 PM
Some people! Sheesh!205095
Liked On: 09-25-2012, 03:02 PM
Says the ANA Grading Standards Paul. For a coin to meet the standards for a MS60, which I'm sure you would agree is the low end of the MS range, it must have no traces of wear. An AU50 has...
Liked On: 09-25-2012, 02:25 PM
I can see enough of a gap between the A and M on your coin that it is, without a doubt, the wide AM, and not the close AM variety. Here are some pics to show you the difference: 204916 This...
Liked On: 09-24-2012, 01:27 PM
You are totally missing what's going on here, and haven't been around here long enough to know. No one is "getting down on one person." As I recommended, search his started threads, read them all,...
Liked On: 09-24-2012, 12:24 PM
You are totally missing what's going on here, and haven't been around here long enough to know. No one is "getting down on one person." As I recommended, search his started threads, read them all,...
Liked On: 09-24-2012, 11:41 AM
I can see enough of a gap between the A and M on your coin that it is, without a doubt, the wide AM, and not the close AM variety. Here are some pics to show you the difference: 204916 This...
Liked On: 09-24-2012, 09:34 AM
What do you bet her second job is a Wal-Mart cashier, all of whom are now expert counterfeit detectors :thumb:
Liked On: 09-23-2012, 08:44 PM
What do you bet her second job is a Wal-Mart cashier, all of whom are now expert counterfeit detectors :thumb:
Liked On: 09-23-2012, 11:59 AM
Here we go again! The mythical offer!
Liked On: 09-23-2012, 10:44 AM
Not taking strong sides at all. But you must admit, this so called 120 year old jeweler the OP took this coin to doesn't have any numismatic sense whatsoever, for if he had, the first thing he would...
Liked On: 09-21-2012, 08:37 PM