I never knew NGC bodybagged ancient coins. Obviously, NGC wouldn’t slab a US coin that’s been tooled. But I thought their policy towards ancients...
That Corinth RPC is pretty cool! I don’t often see Provincial coinage from Corinth
I finally got myself a budget Caligula AE As for my 12 Caesars collection. I focus on silver denarii when building my 12 Caesars set. However, I...
As Scott Traver’s puts it, PCGS is more conservative while NGC is more consistent
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“Better date” coins. A term I often see used by dealers to describe coins that are slightly scarcer than common date, generic type coins. Yet...
Artificial toning. Excessive artificial toning can always be removed after a light dip. So called “AT coins” might straight grade if resubmitted...
Maybe expand your horizons and venture into other areas of numismatics besides US coins. Exonumia, foreign coins, ancient coins etc. Many...
“+ grades” and “star grades” used by the TPGs nowadays It seems that US coins are now judged based on how many + grades, stars, and CAC stickers...
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[ATTACH] Galba. 68-69 AD. AR Denarius (19mm; 2.84 gm; 6h). Rome mint. Struck August-October 68 AD. Obv: IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head right. Rev:...
1807 half dollar, PCGS G04. I’m thinking of upgrading to a VG08 or VG10 example for my type set: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1805 quarter,...
My love token was made using a 1856 Seated Liberty dime. It’s quite generic looking compared to other love tokens posted on this thread: [ATTACH]...
The leniency of TPG towards Seated dollars reminds me of Draped Bust silver coinage. I’ve seen quite a few Draped Busts that shouldn’t straight...
I’ve been collecting US coins long before I got into ancients. Almost all of my US coins are slabbed, unlike my ancient coins which are kept raw:...
Here is my 1860-O graded PCGS VF35: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not sure if your coin is cleaned based on pictures alone. However, this light...
I don’t own any Punic coins yet. However, I do own a Roman Imperial denarius depicting the goddess Tanit. By the time my coin was minted, Tanit...
My four denarii depicting a goat, more specifically Juno wearing a dead goat as a hat: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] And a denarius depicting...
[IMG] Vitellius, AR denarius, Civil War Issue AR 18mm/3.1gm Rome mint c. 69 AD Con/ Slightly off-struck to left, otherwise, Very Fine. Obv/...
I guess my Hawaii half dollar technically isn’t an American coin either despite being produced at US Mint facilities as it was issued when Hawaii...
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