Toning looks very unnatural to me as well.
It's a lot less distracting than a hole through the date! Looks like it was drilled through the reverse first and the 45 degree die rotation put...
It depends. If it's something unique I'll wait until the end to bid and I'll put in what my real max is. If it's something that there are a few of...
New pickup 1836 B-1 (e) penultimate die state In this late die state, the main crack goes from the rim at S7 straight through to the date,...
So it does, or maybe the top part of a 3. It's very similar to the font on the date and denomination. I think it's probably damage myself, but...
What do you all think this mark is on the coin? In searching countermarks, the closest I could find was a partial fleur-de-lis, but I have little...
Color doesn't look right, but if it grades I'd say XF45.
Thanks! Finally got the coin in the mail today. It looks even better in hand, especially the reverse. I'd say it's a borderline AU. Not sure why...
The problem is not really market grading or whether or not the buyer is informed. The problem is that while market grading uses different...
Sorry to hear that. I greatly enjoy his SLQ book.
Picked up a couple toners I liked the look of. PCGS MS65 1945D Walker [IMG] [IMG] NGC MS66 1939D Merc [IMG] [IMG]
Here's a new pickup of mine. A Carolus IIII 8 Reales 1792 Mo (Mexico City) FM. Slab is NGC XF40. I absolutely love the patina. Also picked up a...
Very true. Cherrypickers lists the B-1 as FS-25-1834-901 and says that it's a "rare variety" when anyone collecting this series knows they are the...
I find NGC more consistent and also more in line with market acceptability for early silver than PCGS is. I've seen PCGS give environmental damage...
Not at all. A price guide is just that, a guide. All coins are unique and must be judged subjectively to come up with the fair market value; coin...
Practice before altering something else.
I started out trying to collect way too much stuff. I think everyone probably does this, but while it's something you eventually get away from it...
Exactly. But here's the thing. Since the TPGs are an authoritative grading source, if they slab a problem coin is it because they made a mistake...
I agree. The way it flows over the devices doesn't suggest a scratch.
But I don't have any contempt for TPGs. Evolving grading standards are a perfectly natural thing. My point is only that very few grading parties...
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