George, both coins, if they grade 65, should have nearly equal luster, even on a toned coin. On a toned coin the luster is underneath the toning....
yes, Kurt. I have seen it first hand. In 1961, my parents bought a house for $21,000. In 1977 they divorced and the house sold for $67,000. They...
given that you're taking a synical point of view, I would say No, it's about power.
Ok... I want to take a moment to thank someone who took the time to send me a Secret Santa gift even though I wasn't participating this year... at...
which was inspired by a speech Doug gave the night before ;)
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yeah, Kurt, this one is not pitted, it's really clean, but it's also nearly slick on the obverse.
It's pretty beat and the date is barely discernible. The reverse is better, with the central elements fairly strong, but the obverse is barely...
I recently acquired a 1798 Large Cent in PO-1. Can someone tell me an approximate value on this coin?
I would say MS-65. The strike doesn't seem sharp enough to merit higher in my book and there is chatter in the fields of the coin.
agreed, Doug. Just as the common wisdom changed the term uncirculated into Mint State, that clarification made it easier to understand grading. I...
Correctamundo!
70+, 70* = MORE perfect...LOL
no, there were no TPGs, but the standards of the time dictated a grade of MS-70 at a specific standard. That means it existed. I was just trying...
Actually, Ken, there was (a 70 grade back then). Doug was telling us in another thread...
But when viewing a coin that has fewer defects than a given 70 graded coin, what does that make the better coin? More perfect??? Semantics are...
I couldn't agree more, Chris. I have long professed that people learn to grade for themselves and only buy coins that have met their own personal...
MS-70 Star... I gotta wrap my head around that... It sounds like the next step. Oh, Gawd, help me!
But the market only holds them accountable to a point. True accountability would mean a penalty for being wrong and restitution made to the...
But Chris, medoraman is right. PCGS publishes their own standards, NGC doesn't (to the best of my knowledge), but neither of them uses or claims...
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