(1) What about a fluorescent light ? (2) TPGs don't use a 10x lens do they ? I am not sure they use any except many on top coins, right ?
There was a good article in the November 2018 GREYSHEET entitled "Is It Time For a New Perspective On Generic Gold." It was a good article, a bit...
I went back for a 3rd look (hope that's allowed; each time was about 15 seconds)....what's weird is that I see what looks to be mathematical...
I went back for a 2nd look.....the stars and the shape of the leg look very well-struck, not blotchiness or mushy strikes....tell signal of a...
I see a field with some very small dings....I see some discoloration blotches...I see some bagmarks.....but for a field at 20X, I would say it is...
Is it the silver combining with oxygen or other elements in the air ?
It's not about complaining, Charley....I think on-balance the TPGs have been a Godsend to this industry, esp. to novice/interemdiate collectors...
Some Gold Stock/Bullion Research:
GDJMSP is a veteran, clearly knows the ins-and-outs of grading along with other veterans here (maybe including you too, Charley :D). I have been...
Thanks Doug...great comments as always.
I wasn't referring to the spike in price because of a higher grade OR CAC....but rather the same coin, CAC or no CAC, in PCGS vs. NGC holders.
Am I wrong to believe that at some point the bubble in premiums will burst....especially when a Top Coin or near-Top Coin collects 50-100% (or...
Again...and I don't claim to have anywhere near the depth and experience of people like you P&G...or GDJMSP...etc.....but it really seems bizarre...
Fascinating....I was pleasantly surprised that the OP here got to split the proceeds with the dealer. Seems like an honest guy to do that.
Does anybody ever get called out on this ? Anybody ever explain ? "Hey, it wasn't an overgrade -- the initial grade was an undergrade" -- just...
Yup, by total gold weight or value you are probably correct, Conder. I was just going by numbers. Obviously, 1 bar could do the work of 100...
Wow, $60 for something that big and glass. Not bad at all ! Alot of the wood+glass curios I looked at were $200, give-or-take, and that's the...
You can also remove the more valuable pieces to a safe or a hidden location....can also have a security WiFi camera on the case.
Wow....so a coin went up 2 full grades...and a coin that because of the type and condition and year gets looked at very closely, at that....
As an aside....this just shows you how subjective grading is and how questionable (IMO) + and * designations are. We're going to give something...
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