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Vess1 replied to the thread 2026 silver proof set experience.

That last pic to the right of the dates, has a piece of plastic that gouged the field surface by the rim. That is a dent under a...

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2026 silver proof set experience

I bought four on drop day. I've closely analyzed all of them. The issue with proofs is that they show everything. If you have poor...

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Vess1 replied to the thread New Nerva denarius.

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Vess1 liked Jims Coins's post in the thread New Nerva denarius.

Your coin is RICII #28 pg. 225 RSCII #70

Vess1 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

What I've bought in their slabs would never show up on the late night shows.

Vess1 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

Yeah, I think you're right. You just wonder how long it took those old guys at the time to adopt and fully utilize the newer system...

Vess1 liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

Roman Empire Gold Solidus of Theodosius II (minted in Constantinople sometime between 424 and 430): [IMG]

Vess1 liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Trajan (minted in Rome in either 107 or 108): [ATTACH]

Vess1 liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

Not actually my latest purchase, but since it originally had the wrong description for the reverse on the slab, I asked for it to be...

Vess1 liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Gordian III (minted in Rome in 241): [ATTACH]

Vess1 liked GoldFinger1969's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

Didn't the TPGs use 0-70 grading as soon as they started in 1986 (PCGS) and 1987 (NMGC) ? BEFORE they were around, I believe the old...

Vess1 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

If you look into the history of grading, early on the TPGs and collectors didn't even split the grades up like they do now. Much less +...

Vess1 liked Lehigh96's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

You asked if grading standards have loosened from a time when coin grading was in its infancy in the 80's and 90's, so I had to say yes....

Vess1 liked Amit Vyas's post in the thread Croesus, the Richest King in the World, and the Word that Saved his Life.

Good point. In hindsight I should probably have said electrum-bearing alluvial deposits rather than separate deposits of gold and...