I really like those Russian ballerina coins but I don't have one.
Far too many CAC saints appear to be technical grade "C" with a luster bump. His opinion doesn't really help me find coins I like. Several years...
Zero...If it has a sticker, I pick it off because it looks ugly. Often times I have it re-holdered for a Gold Shield/True-View and comes back...
Send it to CAC
I think a lot of people use "technical grading" to refer to "preservation weighted" grading. I think CAC grading should be called "luster grading"...
You're probably right :D JA & I grade saints totally differently. At 1st I didn't like CAC because I went zero beans for 4 submissions on my 12...
At 1st I didn't like CAC. Now I realize it keeps newbs away from the coins I want & I get a discount. Win-Win!:)
I'm very picky about 3rd side damage also & have found that JA is not. My guess is anything a prong can hide, he leaves that judgement to the...
Lamination over a fiber? I like these puzzles even if my success rate is really low.
CAC is great. JA & I have completely opposite views on saints. I think the ones he likes look like garbage and he feels the same about mine....
There are only three MS65 1920 PCGS saints. One is very recent & I think it was a crossover. I've not seen it yet. The other is the Eliasberg...
I've never seen his 1920 but I have seen some of the stuff that didn't boil down into "sauce." A collection can evolve & the collector along with...
You have to look at that person's collection. I can basically tell almost everything about a saint collector by their 1920. I can also tell the...
Cocky-Amateure-Collector :D
Saints are the 2nd most popular pre-33 gold coin to collect after 2 1/2 Indians. Check out the number of registry sets at PCGS and compare....
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