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What on Earth are you talking about? I have a first edition of PCGS' OFFICIAL GUIDE TO COIN GRADING AND COUNTERFEIT DETECTION which was published...
You can parrot Doug’s line that the TPGs have changed their grading standards all you want. Here is what I’m telling you. In my chosen series,...
No, you are a professional grader who has probably seen thousands of Saints in your career. And your grade of MS66 merely shows the inherent...
I know you are young but have you ever heard the idiom “don’t throw the baby out with the bath water?” Eliminating grading would cause infinitely...
So somebody wrote a rule along time ago that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. The TPGs made an “exception to the rule” in order to fairly grade a...
That entire post was junk, there is one simple reason why the TPGs don’t follow you little “wear is wear” philosophy: The two Saints I posted...
So what, there is no definitive way to tell about the originality of toning either, but we use our best guess looking at indicators on the coin to...
I like it, yes for a star
Was PCGS still using those slabs with series and coin numbers in 2003? That damn thing is radioactive. Please tell me this is a fake slab. 100% AT
[IMG][IMG] Just so we can see how completely different you are from the TPGs.
If you know and agree with the assigned grade of a 20th Century coin, finding both price guide info and previous auction prices realized online is...
Because I see no other reason to scrap the entire grading system. Furthermore, you are accusing me of being a lazy collector. I've won the Best...
Oh please, like it would even be possible to come up with a valuation using that ridiculous method. And you are the one who wants to get rid of...
I don’t wanna spend hours trying to determine the value of an AU58 coin that is premium gem quality by searching hundreds of auction archives...
For ancients, probably not. For Jefferson Nickels and most other 20th Century coinage, YES it matters.
That idea is a ridiculous fantasy. Go collect ancients if that’s what you like.
It’s nice to see that you admit that the “wear is wear” philosophy occasionally creates a severe grading problem. As for how to address the...
I’m sorry, but that’s an absolute dodge of my question. If all of the Saints are graded AU58 because they all have high point friction, no amount...
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