When technically grading the coin? No. When market grading the coin? Possibly Or you just technically grade the coin and label it as such, say...
They have a lot of what I want, but in many cases, the "buy it now" or minimum first bid is too high. They do have excellent customer service.
I didn't mean to sound condescending. If I did, my apologies. When posting on message boards, it's hard to know how much or little...
I hear you. I buy most of my higher priced coins at Heritage. I also buy at GC, Stack's and Legend. Heritage is the slowest shipper. Sometimes...
Patience is a virtue..... That we as collectors don't have!
When using Heritage auction archives, I kind of average the results. Lots of times the high $$ exceptions are due to toning. Another thing I do...
I wouldn't do anything until I saw pictures of the coin. Price sounds okay, but I'd want to make sure the coin met my eye.
There's a lot of chatter on Lincoln's cheek in the OP's picture.... Oh, that's hair...sorry.
I believe hairlines are a general term used to define very fine lines on the coins surface. The word is typically used when describing the...
Some of this already happens as you've already cited with the AU-58 vs. low MS 60's example. The part I've underlined actually does happen in a...
Or coins in exceptional condition.
It's kinda the same thing for coins. It is subjective. I understand a "70" is supposed to be a "perfect" coin, but is it really? Or is it...
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I thought they were caused when rolling the blanks to the correct thickness.
Perhaps you can post photos. Are they proof or business strikes? I don't collect moderns, but typically only coins in exceptionally good...
Novelty silver pieces.
Every date and mm in a series can be different as well. I try to buy the highest grade I can afford. So for the Morgan series, that range is...
One thing for sure, I'm a fan of the TPG's. If it weren't for them, I'd likely not be in this hobby. They even the playing field and for that...
Having issues with Photobucket at the moment. I can't post the reverse.
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