(Greed of dealers) ? (Cheapness of collectors) Is the "?" above best described as: a) >> b) > c) = d) < e) << f) None of the above....
I'd guess less than 1 out of 100 PCGS 67s in PCGS plastic are "dark" like those two examples, and that % goes up in 66 and goes up even more in...
FMP, The coin is not worth what you paid, IMO. Cleaned coins, as a general rule, are worth roughly half their details grade. So, I'd guess the...
Touche, you found one PCGS example. Answer this: What % of PCGS 67s are dark like those two coins?
I'd say 40, but I suspect NGC said XF 45. I have no idea of value.
Nice coins & photos. Thanks for sharing! As an aside, proof buffs (and Mercs) are among the most difficult of all coins to photograph, in my...
I much prefer the second coin. The first coin's toning is, how shall I say it, quite odd for a mint set toner (which is presumably what it is,...
p.s. sorry for my delay in responding -- work is kicking my rear end.
PCGS does not like dark coins in 67, much less dark moderns in 67, in my experience. I guess what I'm saying is that your example would be much...
A little piece of advice. While it is very important to understand the concepts of grading, and buying books is mandatory in this education, you...
I hear you, and I think I follow your logic, but I believe that simply planning out your set would accomplish the same goal (i.e. breaking it up...
No, I don't think there's a chance in the world that PCGS would grade those first two coins the same. Lehigh, First you say that we're making...
There's a reason that coin hasn't sold, and it's because the coin sends mixed messages, IMO. Questionable surfaces (which may be oversharpening...
The coin appears genuine, and the seller is known to me and (although he tends to oversell) a good guy.
Nice coins, from the pics. However, I would warn the OP that NGC is known as very loose in the 66 grade (and my first-hand experience in other...
I don't look for steals, I look for good coins. Thus I am unable to answer the OP's question with authority. That said, I would look to coins...
Lincoln looks rather sad on the coin linked by the OP.
I hear your point (don't sacrifice grade for eye appeal), but the example you used to illustrate the point doesn't make it. The first coin is 67*...
As always, Lehigh, a great and thoughtful post. How does breaking your set up into smaller short sets make patience any easier? I'm not sure I...
Gorgeous coin, in any grade. What did NGC grade it, 58?
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