So, the Lincoln cents you thought were AU, you judge to beVF+/XF now? I'm guessing that means that your ability at grading has gotten better....
Here are some of mine. Love these British colony coppers. No brown or black spots (mostly)! Some are dated 1961, 1962, but close to the...
I'm taking a break from collecting, too. Financial reasons. I still go my local coin shows and look around, say hi, and pick up something...
Hey man, you'd better hurry up and buy that one from that ebay listing that Ed23 shared with you. Because if you don't, I will...:vamp: I...
So "Surface Preservation" means "level of surface degradation" and lack of marks and hairlines? As long as the "toning" doesn't damage the...
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That Italian Lire coin really has a nice "3D" effect on the reverse (well, the side with the date and denomination, if that's reverse). The...
Look at the chart above about surface preservation. It's over 50% of the "calculation" in grading an MS coin. Look again at this crappy coin...
Amazing coins. Very well-done with the photography. Cheers!
Hey, wouldn't these be given a "details" grade? I mean isn't this "post-Mint damage"?
For you smartypanses who said "MS-63"... [ATTACH] Alright. Here it is:[ATTACH] ...Thanks for all your input, really! But I am still amazed...
Those large diameter 5 oz proof "plato puras" are pretty sweet.
Yeah, so he's a philanthropist!
Yep. And in South Korea, they finally made melting-down coins a crime in 2011, after stories circulated of people turning the country's...
88% copper, 12% zinc (the TPGs call this variety "Bronze"). The Korean Mint switched to a lower copper-ratio halfway through the minting of the...
Yeah, yeah, I know some of you out there don't like "guess the grade" threads, but I'd really like to know what some of you with a little...
If it has solder and is concave in shape like a button, it probably was used as a button.
Yes. I also think that nothing is like the coin actually "in hand". With the coin in-hand you can then adjust the lighting you are using, take...
I have to admit, this is a nice silver cache. Viva Mexico!
...and so are all the rest of the so-called "reality shows". Elements you see MAY be true to life, but if you have half a brain in your head,...
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