New pickup. PCGS MS63FH for my type set. [IMG] [IMG]
First off, you're not going to get the coin, no matter what you do. Having said that, you need to ask yourself if this guy pissed you off enough...
Joining the ANA has some benefits you should weigh versus the cost and it gives you the ability to submit to NGC (you still need to submit an...
He already sold a coin with a date that doesn't exist for $14? This makes NO sense. How did he sell it? eBay? That would be a terms violation for...
If the Sheldon scale were entirely based on condition then I would agree with you. It is, however, essentially two linked grading scales. One...
Comic books are graded on a 10 point scale, where a 9.9 (MS) to 10 (Gem) is considered mint state. Near Mint, the equivalent of AU, is 9.0 to 9.8...
To further this point, I wouldn't even call that market grading, but rather a warranted grading exception for this series. This is a perfect...
I get what you're saying, but in reality, does a light cabinet rub really have that much of an impact on the state of preservation of the design?...
I can't say for other series, but for small bust quarters, some years there were no die cracks at all. Other years they changed out the dies after...
Let's take that philosophy further. Since wear is wear, then a detrimental condition is a detrimental condition. It doesn't really make sense that...
Oddly enough I realized after my last post that I didn't have to do any searching at all. The coin I use for my avatar is an 1831 B-1 PF66 and...
Proofs are exceptionally scarce for the series I collect, but after a brief search, here's an 1836 B-2 PF67 courtesy of Heritage. If you look...
And those periods of prevalent use of cracked and otherwise deteriorated dies are what I'm talking about. When they realized a die became cracked...
I realize this is your position, but you offered no proof other than to say it was common sense. Clearly it is no more common sense than to...
Interesting question. I've always considered that if the absence of detail is due to missing or worn sections of the die, then that should not...
Yes, that is my contention. The coin is as struck, though a cud would obviously preclude an MS70 as it would not be fully struck.
Die cracks do not necessarily preclude a grade of MS-70 provided that the coin is otherwise fully struck. A coin is MS70 if it bears no contact...
Granted, but they intentionally employ the cracked dies and release the resulting coins into circulation. If something happens by accident and you...
I misread what you were saying, but it seems to me that something produced intentionally by the mint is an official mint product. At that point,...
But it's the exact opposite of what you are thinking. The date flaw was absolutely not intentional. That mistake cost the mint quite a bit....
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