Fingerprints are not a reason for a coin to be given the problem coin designation. Literally tens of thousands of coins with fingerprints have...
I've stayed out of all these discussions up to now. But ya know, this virus isn't just going to "go away". Even if they get a vaccine it's still...
Yes, absolutely ! Like I said it ALL has to be there or it just isn't there. When you're using actual grading standards each individual MS grade...
When it comes to things like rim dings, dents, scratches, gouges, hairlines, corrosion - things of that nature - determining whether they warrant...
I can't recall if he's still teaching the ANA courses or not, but a forum member, @Insider , taught them for a long time so he may be able to...
Nope :D Been there done that - twice - learned my lesson :D :rolleyes: Wife of course :rolleyes:
Yeah, we know. And they don't subscribe to that philosophy because they wouldn't be able to grossly overgrade the coins if they did.
Yeah, it would be easy to do that part, but there's more to grading than that, lots more. Machines would have no problem with the objective...
We're in complete agreement on that, and the ANA has been in agreement too ever since 1986 when they invented market grading. A good bit of the...
A lot harder than ya think - seeing as how I don't have one :D
No there weren't. Sheldon was the very first one to ever actually write a standard of any kind. But his was for 1 coin and 1 coin only - large...
Nope, but I did throw the switch that turned all the lights on ;)
In the end it can all be summed up in 3 little words - chocolate and vanilla. Whatever flavor tickles your taste buds - have at it ;)
Oh not so bad really. The scribes din't like it much though, ya see, they kept having to come up with new hieroglyphs every time I had one because...
We are in complete agreement on that count ! But then they are very inconsistent on a great many things, not just that. As for the coins you...
Many thanks to one and all ! :)
Nope, I don't. Doing so would be superfluous because everybody that knows anything about coins already knows it. And if they don't, then they need...
I gotta wonder Chris @cpm9ball , did you look like this when you were 69 ? :D...
Seems pretty obvious, the toning. The criteria for a coin to be designated cameo or deep cameo isn't just about the frost on the devices, it's...
Better make that 80% plus ! For older coins anyway. But it needs to be noted they were not harshly cleaned, but properly cleaned. That said, they...
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