Dunno what they said but I say AU.
Kinda depends on the rest of the coin. Also date and mint mark. As for if it is FS or not, I'd say yes. The hit that is on one of the steps is nor...
For somebody like you, somebody that knows the toned coin market, I'd agree with you Paul. But the fact is there are a lot of people out there who...
They are not used by anybody, never have been. Given that, what about them ? I guess I'm asking - what's your point in even mentioning them ?
Just so you know Kentucky, it's the same kind of thing with the other special designations as well.
jello NGC has said many times that they use their own standards. No TPG, not 1 of them, uses ANA standards.
Why ? When you add in the exemplifiers the adjectival system is no different than the numerical system - it's just letters vs numbers. For...
The PCGS criteria for FB states that the central bands must be clear, distinct, and unbroken by contact marks. That's why it didn't make it....
Yes, but that is when the initial polishing is done. Die polish lines are not the result of the initial polishing, they result from secondary...
No they don't discuss it. Each grader assigns his own grade and passes the coin on to the next grader. Then a finalizer looks at the coin. If he...
Can't decide if that's light wear on the chin and the rev legends or not. If it is, 58, if not 63.
Sure wouldn't surprise me. But me, I'd want to look at it in hand to see if that is toning on the end of the nose and the eagles wing tips - or...
Yeah, and I noticed the captions for your pictures referring to Proof coins, and only Proof coins, and about how, if needed, they are "touched up"...
JB, have you ever read what it says in the Red Book itself about the prices listed within the Red Book ? "Coin values shown in this book are...
Very good. Now try this one - [MEDIA]
To my knowledge there are no books from other countries similar to the ANA grading book for US coins. But they most definitely do grade coins in...
That depends on the dealer, and the coin. I've known many dealers that will buy and sell to collectors at Greysheet. But when buying the coins...
Tom is correct. The CDN is the one and only price guide that should ever be considered as anywhere near accurate. No other price guide, no matter...
Die polishing is a multi-stage process done by machine, it is not done by hand. Dies have a key on the shaft so that they only fit into the press...
In a way I kind of did that years ago. There have been and still are many people who ask for my help with their collections, and I give it freely....
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