I'm not going to defend gradeflation any more than you are. I think you make a good point about sticking to their printed standards, but I'm not...
Hairlines are typically the result of cleaning/wiping. TPGs are not very lenient when it comes to these problems on proof IHCs, and I would...
Chris, What you may find hard to believe is that I am a "what is right is right" kind of person too. However, over time, I've realized that I...
Nobody is stopping a competitor from coming out with a better way of doing things. If the rigid ANA standards are so good, why does nobody use...
I suggest you pay better attention if you think my opinion "almost always coincides" with the TPGs. Please don't confuse my giving the benefit of...
That's a LOT of searching there! Find anything interesting?
According to you.... The purpose of the TPGs written standards is to help people understand the underlying method of judgement. I'm sure if...
In general (and hypothetically speaking), I'll take absolute rarity over conditional rarity every time.
Where in the heck did you get those, Chris?
That's the fluidity of market grading. When the market changes, so do the grades. Some might call that a 'lie', others might call that an...
Thanks :) It's actually a pretty bland (although very clean) coin unless you tilt it just right, then the magic happens. :) Here's a view of...
All 1856 FEs are proof, IIRC, and they are all highly valued, even corroded impaired examples.
Fair enough, I suppose we disagree. However, I would like you to answer my question -- how would you have handled the situation? How would a...
Once you get past the rigid interpretation of standards based grading and come to the realization that TPGs really price or rank coins, things...
I do not know the answers to your questions, but if I were you I would call their customer support line. They are VERY helpful. 1-800-ngc-coin.
The colorful examples from my type set.... Shield: [img] [img] Liberty: [img] [img] Buff: [img] [img] Jeff: [img] [img]
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Oh, yeah. :(
67 luster, 66 cheek, 66- reverse. I guessed 66.
A grand? The key date, because it's likely to be a better "investment" than other choices.
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