A single grade would not be adequate for that piece. I think the technical grade is Mint State. After saying that, you would have to say double...
The guy who graded that piece gVF, which I guess is EF by U.S. standards, really needs a course in grading, based upon the pictures. The coin has...
I have a file of photos that I have saved over the years called "CAC Question." They are the pieces that I thought fell short of the assigned...
I would think that if you could find one that is graded “Brown” that you could buy it at a much lower price. Everyone wants the modern cents as “Red.”
[ATTACH] I bought this one over 30 years ago from a collect who was putting together some money for he and his wife to go to Bermuda. I'm going to...
Here is an example of "grade-flation" for U.S. coins. I bought this piece from a collector who was saving money to go to Bermuda. I had long...
Here's an example of "the expensive one." I usually try to buy things like this certified. The trouble is that it's copper, the urge to "enhance...
I think my piece has more detail than the coin you posted, for that is worth. The only times I have had trouble with copper coins "going bad" in...
As a follow-up, this denarius of Otho was once in an NGC Ch VF holder. The ancient dealer from whom I purchased it cracked it out, but he retained...
Here are couple of pieces I bought this month, so that makes them "Christmas presents" of a sort. They are the last to Feuchtwanger three cent...
"Grade-flation" has been happening for U.S. coins for quite some time. It has been gradual, but real if you have been handling slabbed coins for...
Yes, one of the major TPGs certified a bad one, and CAC put a sticker on it. Both mistakes were corrected, but it was certainly disappointing and...
I am very sorry this happened to you. Counterfeits take all the fun out of collecting. One of the big problems is the ridiculous time it takes...
Many of the early large cents do have strike issues. Sometimes it depends upon the die state or the amount of wear or cracks were on the dies when...
It was in a Paramount Auction Company sale. Paramount was one of the first companies to use the Sheldon grading scale. This years before PCGS, NGC...
I bought this 1806 half dollar at a New York City auction in the mid 1970s. This piece was graded AU-50 at that sale. Today it is in an NGC AU-58...
British King, Edward II, (1307 - 1327) pennies are not that rare, but high grade ones like this are almost never seen. This on is an AU-58....
Unfortunately the surfaces have been been altered. The shine you see is not natural. This one is graded MS-64. I think that you will be able to...
Dealers like Pierre Fricke have had a box full of them loose in grades like Good to Fine. He sets up at the major shows. Large cents are not as...
I have a complete year set of Red Books from 1946 to the present. The early editions are worth anywhere from $100 to $300+ depending on the...
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