Most good solutions are simple. Yes... it's true... we agree
Exactly. The coin's grade is the coin's grade. The value will (and should) change over time.
here's my take, and I completely realize that this is NOT the way that the system works, but here's what I think: Grade the coin. Let the buyer...
Kurt, grading coins is never done with funhouse mirrors, but at times, I wonder if it is.
The grade of a coin should be specific. The value of a coin can, and will be fluid. The notion that a GRADING company will change the GRADE based...
nothing fundamentally scary about improvements, Kurt. Just asking them to create a standard and stick with it. If an inch was one length one day,...
All of the above answers are fantastic and great advice. There's a different book that I'd recommend and even though the title states that it's...
it's not circulated... it's a bad counterfeit
counterfeit. If it was real, the printing on one side would be reversed and the serial number wouldn't be visible on both sides
Just remember: You are unique. Just like everyone else. ;) And well put, Doug. I would consider myself a part-time coin collector, but a...
I also think that most grading disagreements take place at levels above MS-60
I like your mind, santinidollar!
Matt and I work very hard to make ours educational and informative. We cover news in the world of coins, a feature educational segment, and a...
It is also possible that some people are trying to understand the grading put forth in their guidelines. I earlier questioned that what they do...
take it easy shoveling snow, Kurt
Neither Matt nor I have ever submitted our work for any awards. We figure that if they come, they'll come. We're pleased to know that what we do...
Do you realize that the rare coin market has been dropping now for almost 10 years?
did that a long time ago nope... sorry... pot talking to kettle about uninformed Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Everyone has heard...
If this were true, then over time grades wouldn't change. That is the textbook definition of consistent.
I'm not going to dignify this blatantly sexist remark with any kind of acknowledgement.
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