Uncirculated is a bad term. Obviously there's no way to tell if a coin has circulated or not. I mean you could slab an MS70 and then still use it...
A new pickup for my ambitious FJ Austro-Hungarian florin/forint full set. Austria 1877 AR Florin NGC MS65 KM-2222 (1872-1892) [ATTACH]
It's safe to use. This is not an opinion. It's a fact. The effects are well known. Some caveats. Special coins with mint-applied coatings,...
Not at all. I agree with the new NGC grades. When I buy PCGS world coins, I assume they are overgraded by at least a point.
They were all extremely strong PL with cameo. NGC is very stingy, and yet all of the PCGS coins crossed with the designation.
I noticed that as well when I bought a small lot of world PL in PCGS slabs about 5 months ago. All crossed to NGC as PL one grade lower.
Yeah but most bullion is collectible, so sure, if you like the proof finish, why not?
Another pickup for my ambitious FJI Austro-Hungarian Florin/Forint full set (1857-1892). Austria 1889 AR Florin NGC MS64 KM-2222 (1872-1892) [ATTACH]
This. Early state shattered die.
This is why I acetone just about every coin before submitting it for slabbing. It prevents coins turning in the slab like this due to fingerprints...
A new pickup for my Austro-Hungarian prooflike set: Hungary 1905KB 20 Korona NGC MS61 PL KM-486 (1892-1915) AU .900 6.775g 21mm [ATTACH] A nice...
Shattered die. A strong crack here completely bisects the face of the coin, with an additional crack completely to the rim. This is indicative of...
Don't get me wrong. It is definitely a die error. It is NOT, however, a coin error. Errors on coins are unique to the specific coin and are not...
Clashes are features on the dies so cannot be errors by definition.
I've paid a premium before for coins with severe clashes or where they were diagnostic for a die remairrage.
Might be worth a small premium for the clash, but it's not an error.
A new pickup for my ambitious FJI Florin/Forint full set. Austria 1878 AR Florin KM-2222 (1872-1892) NGC MS65 [ATTACH]
They are generally equivalent for US coins. For world coins NGC is superior.
It's simple. If you are referring to scarce and rare as rarity scale descriptors, it means whatever the author of the scale intended. If you are...
Make your own assessment of each coin. I've seen coins that were obviously net graded for a minor problem in both NGC and PCGS slabs. I don't...
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