Matt and I work very hard to make ours educational and informative. We cover news in the world of coins, a feature educational segment, and a...
It is also possible that some people are trying to understand the grading put forth in their guidelines. I earlier questioned that what they do...
take it easy shoveling snow, Kurt
Neither Matt nor I have ever submitted our work for any awards. We figure that if they come, they'll come. We're pleased to know that what we do...
Do you realize that the rare coin market has been dropping now for almost 10 years?
did that a long time ago nope... sorry... pot talking to kettle about uninformed Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Everyone has heard...
If this were true, then over time grades wouldn't change. That is the textbook definition of consistent.
I'm not going to dignify this blatantly sexist remark with any kind of acknowledgement.
We don't need a new scale. We need the people who use it to apply it consistently and with reproducible results. Because it's not that the scale...
It's a death spiral at this point. Soon the whole idea of grading standards will need an overhaul. Well, either that or someone is going to have...
then IMHO, they should call their book the "PCGS Guide to Coin Pricing and Counterfeit Detection" because they are no longer grading coins.
The fact is, Kurt, that Mr. Salzberg's comment is that the "grade" equates to the coin's value in the marketplace instead of giving us a technical...
The marks on the OPs coin look to be hub gouges as they seem to go under devices. If they were raised, I would say die polish marks, but since...
something to keep in mind is that if the scratches are below devices, like they are with UNUM, the marks could also be on the hub (which would...
excuse me... they were state issues... sheesh
clearly, SQG, you have learned to buy the coin and not the holder. :)
I think that it's been well-established that anything minted post 1970 has been aggressively fought for by the government, but yes, it appears to...
I think that is a great question and one that we, as collectors can learn heaps from. That's kind of why I have pursued this thread and continue...
Actually, that won't produce a coin like the one in question. It would produce a coin with one side somewhat clear and the other side smashed. In...
well, not to put too fine a point on this but... if it was made clandestinely (not an approved Mint product) at the Mint, it's illegal. if it is...
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