How would that physically occur? The dies should physically prevent contact into the devices during a clash (although it looks like the clash here...
Clash marks show up in the fields, not on the devices. This is just PMD. Real clash marks aren't errors either.
People say this as if wear is magical and special, but it isn't really. It's obvious that wear damages the surfaces of the coin. Wear is simply...
The Second Hungarian Republic Period (1946-1949) Hungary 1946BP Bronze 2 Fillér KM-529 (1946-1947) 3g 17mm x 1.7mm NGC MS64 RD [ATTACH] Hungary...
Recently I've been focusing on completing the sets of minor types from the Hungarian periods I collect. The 2 fillér denomination was introduced...
So this is more to the point of my thought exercise. How many here readily defend calling circulated coins mint state when we know a large number...
Point taken, but the authoritative definition of mint state as used in grading is currently applied to a lot of coins that are obviously...
A common sense definition. Mint state being the state as produced when minted. Does an MS60-62 really look like a mint state coin to you?...
I think you're missing my point, which admittedly is largely a thought exercise, but follow what I'm saying here: Take a coin that leaves the...
I'm saying we should drop the prefixes and simply use 1-70 numerically where a higher number denotes an increase in quality. Also accounting for...
No, they shouldn't. Those coins should not be 58s. A grading scale that isn't a linear representation of quality is a broken grading scale.
I prefer coin 1.
I agree. AU details improper cleaning.
Well it's plain to see, "having never been in circulation" is obviously nonsense by itself, since plenty of circulated coins are graded MS. The...
It doesn't matter. Mint state is truly a meaningless term. When we start prepending MS or AU to a coin's numerical grade, that's when people...
You have a firm belief that "wear is wear" is relevant above all else, and therefore, to you, wear holds up to scrutiny. But all one has to do is...
This issue with the Saints highlights the real problem here; the absurdity of singling out wear as somehow being supremely special over all other...
I've probably cracked out close to 100 between NGC, PCGS, ANACS, ICG, and a couple basement graders. Never had a problem. You just have to keep...
UNC is MS60-70 (uncirculated but grade not specified) BU is MS60-63 Having said that, people don't generally just say UNC if they know a coin is...
I'm talking about the grades of the coins to the collector, not what's on a label. All the coins in my main sets do eventually get slabbed. I buy...
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