NGC was (let's just say) "liberal" with many of the grades given to his collection. They also tended to forgive such things as cleaning/wiping....
Did anyone end up going? How was it? I hated missing it for the first time in the past 18 years.
Jules was one of the nicest friends I ever made in collecting...always ready to share info or just a story. Here are a couple of the only coins I...
Great show. Although I won't be there this year due to family issues I highly recommend it. Edit to add: Does anyone really think that a person...
Yes, it's toned...ugly and artificially toned, but still toned.
That's my thought.
It can be any part of the motto. On this particular DM it is almost always the E (PL) that doesn't strike up well.
Not unusual for this die pair, but not a feature of it either. As for affecting the grade, it doesn't. It does, however, affect the looks/value...
Overton 103--another of the most common die marriages for the year.
Overton 109 die marriage. This is one of--if not the most--common DMs for the year. Other than the gash on Liberty's breast it's a decent...
Don't know about the Libertads, but the elongated stars on the bust half are due to die erosion. You will often also see it on the date and on...
I make it as 104...same reverse die as 102, but different obverse. On 102 the 8 and the second 1 in the date are equal height, on the 104 the 8...
I don't see any sign of the secondary reverse die crack through OF AMERICA that would constitute the "a" designation. AU details, but the surface...
Speaking of getting old...here's a story about the opposite side of the coin--a coin that I have no clue where it came from. This is a thread...
Hey, at my age it's Christmas everytime I remember where my PO Box is.:oldman::arghh:
Although I am not familiar with this particular fake many contemporary counterfeits achieved realistic patina the same way real examples...
How am I dodging the question? I have stated over and over that they would not be priced the same way. Nor should they be. Premium coins receive...
Launch east to west rather than west to east.
Here's a radical thought...How about that collector actually does a modicum of research and decides for himself what HE thinks it is worth to him...
No, I don't think the TPGs should label them the same. Nor should they be priced the same. But, grading coins is not their job. Their job is to...
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