And now you know why the lawsuit was filed. It wasn't about doctoring, it was about interrupting PCGS' cash flow. :)
It is only the current numismatic morality which dictates that deliberately altering a coin's appearance is anathema, and accepted variances to...
No, but factoring knowledge of the seller's technique, it's not difficult to realize the coin has been cleaned. I'm just not sure he's the one who...
No, there isn't much updating. Keep in mind, Leroy Van Allen (the "VA" in VAM") is still the person designating all new VAMs, and they're still...
From a standpoint of strict objective grading, I'm a fan of dark devices and light fields. The opposite tends to overemphasize random specks of...
This was created using a ring light: [ATTACH] It's perhaps not the best image for grading but from an aesthetic standpoint it's one of my...
Keep in mind, those "rarity ratings" are purely advisory and don't necessarily reflect reality, especially at the "rarer" levels. They are...
No, they're just proof that someone has built a successful business on overexposing their imagery and color-correcting against an odd-colored...
Ring lights have their niche, but keep in mind the eternal struggle of coin photography is managing to correctly depict luster while also showing...
First, to just lay the blame on "PCGS was deceived" would be to give the doctors too little credit. These were lifelong coin people, genuine...
A reasonable conclusion on your part. :)
Because that's how the rest of the Internet besides you does it?
The only time I don't use two is when I only use one. Above a certain level of quality, it becomes an aesthetic exercise anyways. I could see...
Yeah, I could see that happening. Wouldn't have stopped me from buying it either. :)
That would be a score. :) As the only 18th Century Quarter minted, it's a five-figure coin in Good or better. The Heritage sale price wasn't at...
I don' know why, but I really have a soft spot for those Wren Farthings. There's a Proof version on my short list.
Somebody at ANACS sneezed on it. :P 63RB, and I very much believe it greatly turned in the old slab.
LM-10, Small/Small. I think the slab says 40 but I'd likely say 35 in hand, contemplating the griminess and the big hit at UNUM. Not that I'd turn...
As mentioned in the Heritage writeup, it's a Whist counter. The longer versions of that game play to 9 points, and the counter would be rotated...
I like it. :) And quite frankly, anyone who would be fooled by that color arrangement needs to be paying for their education anyways.
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