Too common for my liking. I think PCGS "got issues" these days with the encapsulation process. I know of a PCGS slab which came back so loose it...
My guess-timate is genuine, with porosity caused by light environmental exposure. Normally, cast fakes look like crapita. If it's a cast...
Both are better than the alternative ! :)
Absolutely. I think they have slightly tarnished their "brand image". NGC was wise to get some "perception seperation" by putting problems in a...
Suppose you have a rare coin with known problems. It's quite valuable in spite of the problem(s). Is it of any value to have it authenticated as...
Let's say you have a raw coin. It has problems, but either you missed them or think it's "close enough" and should pass. PCGS disagrees; they...
Here is a closely related thread : http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t43522/
Heck yeah. Always the way to roll, and especially with attribution of raw large cents on E-Bay.
Love 'em. One of my favorite series. I have one coming as well ! Much more affordable than Classic Head 1c. Congrats !
BTW... the EAC guys publish a journal entitled "Penny Wise". Each issue has an article like this, in which they list world events of a given year....
Excellent thread. Thanks, Eduard ! This really highlights one of the true joys of coin collecting. Also on this date in 1796: Dentists STILL had...
I collect Indian $2.5s I see these "ring things" occasionally. I'm told it has to do with die buckling. As-made. Certainly not a "problem" coin......
ANA is great, but I don't find it useful for Mint State and Proof coins. In addition to ANA, I like "Grading US Coins" by Jim Halperin for MS...
One thing that bothers me about this one... On these early silver coins, they weighed each planchet. Underweight planchets got sent back and...
Sometimes, they make a lot of allowances for these scarce early coins. My guess is they are saying that is a major planchet flaw, not post mint...
This is true of 99% of men, myself included. In contrast, many women prefer women. It's sexist when men do it, so it's sexist when women do it....
Today's market values and the accuracy of the greysheet thereof. I agree with Mike... a sleeper is a coin that someone believes is undervalued...
From a life-size photo ? The difference 'twixt legit 69 an 70 is extremely small. Visible ONLY under a glass. If the problems are so easy to...
Yep. One thing about these so-called "sleepers"... they've been sleeping a long, long time. There's no reason to believe they will suddenly wake...
How sad. I've seen otherwise marvelous coins eliminated due to heinous adjustment marks. Why didn't they file the planchets tagential on the...
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