Like during an auction preview or when looking through a dealer’s wares? :rolleyes:
They explicitly say just the gasket is made in the US (presumably because they can control what chemicals are in direct contact with the coin),...
I voted 7. For the grade, I really like the contrast, though the fields are a bit too dark for my taste. I generally prefer this type in higher...
This is where you are wrong and deluding yourself. It is a measure of the coin’s state of preservation. Nothing more, and nothing less. The TPGs...
Unless excessively weak, the strike strength generally does not matter until you get above MS-66. There should be no strike weakness at MS-70....
I’d wager MS-64 RB. Definitely worth sending in. Lots of people are getting into Conder tokens and driving up the prices because they are old,...
That is irrelevant to the question of a coin’s grade. None of @fiddlehead ’s questions were about desirability. His questions were about...
I’m referring to the difference between wear and weak strike. A lack of detail solely due to a weak strike will not have any luster breaks,...
They are improving holder security, with holders made in China. The RFID chip is just a bandaid fix and a marketing ploy. All the coins with the...
This is exactly not how modern coins are graded. It is the opposite for modern coins. For the early US coin types, where varieties are...
When the details appear to be same level of clarity (or lack thereof), then you look at how much luster there is. A greater presence of luster...
One word: LUSTER
It’s worth more than $29. I know that much
This will be PCGS’ undoing since so many of their slabs cannot be verified with pictures
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/all-wholesale-products/2164087.html?spm=a2g0o.store_home.pcShopHead_1746634.99 Some fake slabs with fakes...
My criticism is the market more than PCGS. It’s really sad that the only difference between the two sales was the holder, which alone drove the...
They are the exact same coin
Exactly. Hence this article and my admonishment of PCGS
My grade would have been AU details.
I think you mean 2 instead of 20. That would make sense
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