My first response is it is either polished, coated, or flat out fake. I would have expected a proof to have more square rims and a better strike....
Here are a few: [img][img] [img][img] [img][img] [img][img] [img][img] I know what they all grade (all are graded by PCGS), but I'll post...
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Thanks RLM. I'm not better -- yet. Surgery on Tuesday, hoping that will clear me up (acute diverticulitis). Back in hospital again, but this...
I think the key is not necessarily which coin is the most valuable in the highest grade, but which has the highest value across the board --...
Clean enough to be a 67, that's for sure. But the holder is new, and likely the spots were there already, so I suspect it held the grade back to...
I guess 67. Frankly, 68 would not surprise me -- the coin looks very clean. Has NGC even graded a 68?
I've been struggling with some health issues and have missed a few rounds -- looks like you must have had some toughies. Hope you all are doing...
Nice wholesome coin, RLM.
Think the dark areas are just the photo. 67
Light reverse strike won't hold a coin back from 67, much less 66, IMO.
The question you responded to was about wear versus weak strike as it applies, in practice, to TPGs assigned grades. Nothing about ANA standards....
The point is you took the discussion off on a tangent suggesting a coin grading 60-62 should have "no wear". Specifically, you said "The criteria...
If you don't think that way, why do you use words like "should"? As for your question about the 64 Jeff in MS 67, I haven't seen the coin and...
This thread was started by Matt with (presumably) the intent of figuring out why PCGS didn't grade the coin 65. The ANA grading standards have...
The question is NOT what the ANA/you would grade the coin, but rather what the TPGs would grade it. If you ask Matt, the OP, I'm sure he would...
Like you, I'm taking a guess with respect to those I interact with -- in my case it is at coin shows and on this and other forums and consists of...
That's your opinion of what you think is right. Clearly others, to include the TPGs, disagree. Again, your opinion. To me, they are...
If you expect to understand TPG grading of coins, you will have to set aside your preconceptions as to what's "RIGHT" and what's "WRONG", but...
I don't think you can tell authoritatively. You can only guess a based on extant coins and their respective histories. That said when I hear...
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