"They", i.e. ANA did not leave those grades off. I did because I didn't think they added anything to the discussion. Most folks are not at all...
Quite true that there are special marketing labels for modern bulk products. But my OP specifically restricted the question to circulated grades...
The table I showed in my OP (reproduced below) is directly from the 7th edition of the ANA Grading Guide. It doesn't contain any *'s or +'s....
I think it is AU-55 cleaned. But it will probably straight-grade at AU-58. I have seen early gold with much more wear grade at AU-55. Quite a...
Just to clarify for anyone that might be confused about my meaning - I am not advocating going to a continuous number system nor changing from the...
Yes, my point exactly. But as you point out, nothing is absolute. All markets are made up of a multitude of different characteristics. The...
I think it all comes down to protecting the dealers (my apologies if I ding anyone with this) from having to explain why they are asking MS-63...
Sorry, the grading scales did not format properly when I pasted them in from Word. Here it is properly formatted. [ATTACH]
A contemporary thread on CT Coin Chat forum regarding the AU-MS divide prompted this post of a thought and question that has been floating around...
I voted "no" which is the idealist in me speaking. I agree with Jason that we should maintain a sharp distinction between the circulated and...
I'd call this AG-03. If you believe in price guides, Greysheet gives wholesale bid as $75. Of course, this would be for the two most common die...
Profits on numismatic and precious metals bullion is taxed at the federal level as capital gains at 28%. At the state level, many states apply...
Didn't mean to ignore you @Lehigh96 but I had oral surgery yesterday and just didn't feel up to doing much of anything. Just a big wussie....
I felt them to be a little lax. Everyone wore masks, sort of. You know, some were pulled down below the nose, others were pulled down to the...
Not challenging your feelings in any way but I am curious. FUN is like the second week of January. Why do you call that tax season and when...
This past Sunday, I attended my first coin show since last February. It was the monthly show in Melbourne, FL by my club, the South Brevard Coin...
PR-66. Very nice coin but not a cameo, IMHO.
I don't suggest buying your acetone at the nail salon. The nail polish remover they sell does contain acetone but also various additives to make...
Wish my '94 looked that good.
I agree. My type set includes one Liberty Cap half cent and one Liberty Cap large cent. That, to me, seems sufficient to represent the type....
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