See here fpr requirements: http://www.ngccoin.com/services/submitting.asp
I agree with Paul. Though I would add that the San Diego Collection 50 piece set, which I am very familiar with, isn't at all bad either ;)...
Friday would probably be better than Saturday, as some dealers leave late Friday and early Saturday. On-site grading means grading during the...
"N, P, or A" - I'm guessing he meant PCGS, NGC and ANACS.
That is incorrect - it was NOT coin doctors who complained to PCGS and demanded their money back. PCGS became aware of the problems by other means...
The PNG statement was well written. But talk is cheap, and my feeling is that if they really cared about coin doctoring, they would have acted...
"Market grading" is grading based on perceived value in the marketplace, rather than on technical merits. For example, many Capped Bust Half...
Thanks for the clarification. Maybe we don't disagree as broadly as I had thought..... unless, that is, you disagree with Paul's post above yours.
Doug, our earlier exchange, which I have included below, led me to believe that you were not confining your remarks just to the standards of an...
It looks OK as is, to me, and I would leave it alone. Why turn an original looking coin into an unoriginal looking one and pay to do so?
True, but I don't know how NGC could show that it was a mechanical error...... unless, for example, it was on an invoice with several others, all...
Quote: In many, if not most cases, the ANA standards to which you refer are general and ambiguous enough such that they do not allow one to...
I don't know if the current owner is a dealer or collector. Typically, one of two things happens: 1) The grading company will keep the coin and...
Please define "minor" in such a way that everyone would be able to make an objective determination? And at what point would there be too many?
Paul, I probably would have guessed MS66 from the images. I'm guessing it looked somewhat different/better at the time it was encapsulated. But...
Since dealers typically submit far more coins than collectors, it is to be expected that dealers get more high grades. That doesn't mean that they...
"IMO, adhering to firm rules will result in just as many improperly graded coins as are from using a holistic grading method. There is no written...
We will have to agree to disagree.
The PCGS guidelines you quoted state, in part: "Gem Uncirculated There may be some scattered marks, hairlines, or other minor defects. If the...
Even if the price did seem worth it, unless you KNOW the item is genuine, you should definitely pass on it.
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