Wonderful. Now the cat's out of the bag. ;) :)
I got this neat trilobite. :) [img] I also purchased an 1816 large cent (from the forum's own 900fine!) and a 1905 Proof IHC (from Charmy, aka...
I think that '38 half is stunning...and so is the gold dollar.
You might consider looking on Heritage's auction archives. Teletrade (and eBay) too. All of these are free. Coinfacts is also quite nice, but...
FWIW, I have never submitted a Lincoln either. However, I have looked at thousands of slabbed examples in-hand. The high grades ones (67 and...
Well, I opened this thread last night and decided not to comment... To put it bluntly, those coins don't appear to be toned. There some light...
Very interesting story that doesn't surprise me. Coin collectors, in some cases, are very odd people with very odd expectations. They tend to be...
I think we are agreeing here. :) That stated, what's the larger influence, in your opinion?
I think you both are right -- both factors (i.e. gradeflation and "coins seek the highest graded slab over time") are real.
I like the IHC. The lincoln has the appearance, from the photos, of recoloring (worn coin, even chocolate brown color). IMO of course.
Pretty coins. I like #2 quite a bit. How do you think #1 toned?
EOR toner?
I know what you mean, Thad. Me, personally, I'm an eye-appeal man myself and tend to give coins more credit for this feature. Nothing wrong with...
G, You were in Tampa? Darn, it would have been nice to meet you after all these years. :(
Sorry, I'm not in the mood to attribute. Hopefully someone who enjoys that kind of stuff will happen upon this thread. Congrats on the NEWP. I...
LOOK AT THE LUSTER! 67 all day long.
I think you are right. RLM?
Hmmm... Going to have to think a bit about this one.... I really, really wanna grade this one 67. Certainly no hits to stop it from grading...
Luster, luster, luster!
If I've said it once, I've said it once... Luster is the single biggest factor in grading these coins in AU and above grades, and people who...
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