From an overhead angle with direct lighting, in my experience, they always appear dark.
1) The scuff mark appears to be a wheel mark/counting machine damage though it usually has a slight curve that this does not. It just seems to...
Fair enough, I must have missed that in your previous post.
The posting of the non quiz thread was petulant in did absolutely nothing but to solidify the feeling that some members of this forum find your...
3.5 purely an instinctual response based on my first emotional impression.
The toning coverage and quality of toning is about the same on both coins. Personally, I like the 83-O because I am a slave to green toning....
1. We don't need a sharp image of the entire coin, just one that identifies it, a photo from your cellphone would suffice. 2. If you are using...
Since you like a challenge, how about you challenge yourself. Post the micrographs that you like so much for your guessing games but then also...
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I'm at 2.5, partly because I find the toning pattern distracting and partly because I am not certain about the originality of that toning.
I think it was worth the attempt, meaning PCGS has shown their willingness in the past few years to reward the numerical grade because of...
That is actually kind of humorous, never seen anyone do that before. Guess I will just watch the NGC thread then.
I viewed this thread before looking at the same thread on NGC. I don't see anything in the OP of this thread that states it is a Morgan Dollar...
I think I know the answer to this question, but are we allowed to know what type of coin this is?
3.8 I like the colors and coverage on the reverse, but I don't like the obverse grade and if a PCGS Truview can't make the coin look lustrous,...
That rainbow toned Morgan Dollar is a quintessential example of a bag toned Morgan and is absolutely naturally toned. If you are interested in...
I grade that MS65 6FS. Nice early Jeff.
6, MONSTER
Back from vacation, I’m not as high on this Morgan as everyone else, I’m at 4.5.
Where do you see “marks of consequence” on the lower bell lines? The two largest are those highlighted by yellow circles by @Dima in a previous...
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