If I threw away my grading standards and liked to gamble, I might participate as well. I don't want my collection, or the value of it, to be...
It's that factor of chance that gets me. As a student of science, I am peeved by a lack of set rules, or variability in those rules, in the coin...
I've been away all day. Let me try to explain myself. I say that the "crack and resubmit" mentality is ruining our hobby because it is taking...
Just so you know, I was talking about the half eagle, which is genuine.
This mentality is a great peeve of mine and is slowly destroying our hobby.
This coin is not XF, and I'm not sure if it is cleaned. The harlines look like those that were caused by friction with human fingers, which wore...
That coin is definitely cleaned. See how it is VF/EF? It should NOT be white, but a medium/dark grey.
Talk about over-hyped selling techniques... And awful overgrading...:hungover: Monster-toned ancients should not exist!
It looks like MD to me.
Oops. I need to post my coins in one photo. Please stand by...
I ignore slabs, and only look at the coin when buying. I only use slabs to get a ballpark idea of whether I want to look closer at the coin.
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I love threads like these. Ancients are so much cooler than US stuff, especially at comparable price levels. My list is coming.
#1 The first thing I saw was the smoothness of the fields. I would expect them to be PL as well. This is a completely unnatural look for classic...
Very interesting read, thanks for sharing!
If you look at the hit/cut, you can see raised metal on either side. That is evidence that this is NOT a planchet flaw. There is also an old...
Vocal infections were not properly captured in my text. I was trying to have a helpful tone, but I can see how many have interpreted it as being...
I resemble that remark. :)
I have the same variety. I forget the specific number, but I remember it being common and not worth any premium.
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