BTW - that is Jim Halpern's scenario, not mine ;)
On the Jackson - Yeah - I'm so stupid. But I was thinking that might be the plastic. Ruben
The old granite lady I think I see a mechanical double on the latin motto...whatever it says. Ruben
Which coin?
Oh - and here is the other issue. Anyone with any experience in such processes such as say making tires or glass or coins, such as grading a coin...
I didn't create that quote, somebody else did based on live experience, so it is a reality and not a made up scenario. He's not saying this might...
Here is an interesting quote from the PSCG site: Soon terms such as "very fine" and "extra fine" began to emerge, as collectors sought to further...
What is flawless? That is not perfect? Anyway: From this URL: http://www.coingrading.com/crackout1.html To illustrate, let's imagine a...
Ok Doug - now for the hot seat question of the day. You have contacts through out this field, far and wide. If we crack open 100 MS or PF 70s...
You have a 7mgpix camera (its likely). You can change the setting and blow it up. Ruben
s-76b Plain Edges AG-3 details - scratched - rim damage
Hang on, I need to pull it out of the closet. Ruben
it was very hard to photograph
I thought it was a 1795? I'll have to back and look now. Ruben
Maybe, but understanding how coins are produced might take some visual aid. Ruben
well you gotta have heart...miles and miles and miles of heart. BTW - are they saying that the value of a Barbara dime when minted as face value...
That gets into the discussion of market grading and mechanical grading which Doug has several sources of on the panel. People do crack open and...
Well I've /dev/nulled him so it doesn't matter to me but you can keep trying to have discussions with him. BTW - remind him that using caps and...
Complete vaporware. If you crack them out of the cases and send them back for regrading most will not return with 70 grades.
Yeah the top of the scale is 69. Nothing is perfect. Ruben
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