I would be in favor of a AU64 grade, or simply stop the whole thing and numerically grade everything. In the US world who uses descriptive grades...
A Doug "like" is the rarest of all numismatic treasures.
I must pay attention too little. I found a nice BU 1943 steel cent in my change jar a few months ago. No idea where it came from. At least I don't...
Nice example.
That is lighting IMHO. I bet you in hand the word LIBERTY is thick with luster and unworn. Toning and luster can really mess with photos. You need...
Its not just experience though. You need to learn your auction houses. I bought a coin one time from an auction house that looked like it was...
We can agree to disagree on finer points, but bottom line we agree sir. Same with @Rick B . if we all agreed on everything there is no reason to...
But do you think most collectors who think such things do so based upon theoretical, just worry about what the slab says, or want their coins to...
Because saying saying a coin, well struck and attractive, with simply a touch of wear is a lower grade than an ugly, weakly struck POS is simply...
I understand sir. I was just talking about what my knowledge of these were. 20 years ago a coin like this would have been slabbed a AU58. However,...
I would have to see in hand what is used to be graded. Dimes and half dimes almost always came well struck, so they can be deceiving to those used...
What you are trying to accomplish with water is to have the water absorb some minerals from the coins. Then you can mechanically loosen, (scrape)...
Yes, but smelting copper would eat up any profit unless copper goes to $10 or something. Scrap dealers always paid the highest for electrical...
Everyone always wants to save the old series when they become scarcer in circulation. However, they almost always would have been better off...
Problem is sir that the chlorine can start the reaction. I have seen uncleaned coins fine before, and after soaking in tap water half have BD....
I agree for everything EXCEPT cleaning coins. Tap water contains chlorine, which promotes bronze disease. Water is not a great solvent, it gets...
We really collect knowledge more than bits of metal. No coin collector is as long winded as an ancient collector, because we LOVE the history,...
That is exactly what I was thinking. Then you can customize it as proof only, BU only, both, etc.
I agree. I have an original H1 spade as well as many early pieces, (maybe 100 large Ban Liangs or more). I specialized mainly in early Chinese and...
Glad to see it. That is what I would have graded it in my collection. It is a nicely struck piece. I prefer those with good strikes and honest...
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