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Bah, I think we get along swimmingly, we just don't agree on some stuff. But we both like Jefferson Nickels and that's enough for me.
And I keep mine in an Intercept Shield album, because I don't want them to tone any further. I'm a going to work on my collection view for my...
We have discussed it many times, and I knew what you were gonna say before I even read your reply. And everything you said is fair, a well...
Are you claiming that mottled brown/russet toning is now generating premiums? Can you give us a link at least?
Foreign markets just started grading their coins. The US market is the leader to which all the others need to catch up. And considering the...
The incomplete strike and remnant planchet roughness plagues almost the entire Jefferson series. As a result, the TPGs are lenient and for the...
While I agree with your sentiment, I am perplexed as to why you quoted me, Kurt is the one putting people down for spending their money the way...
The idea that toning is damage is a fringe position started by Weimar White, in oder to, wait for it............................sell his toning...
That is your solution, not one that is acceptable to the entire numismatic community and not a serious solution.
I don't think you understand my post. Even if you refuse to pay a single cent extra for toning in your life, prudence requires that you still try...
That sounds like the issue is too difficult to deal with so let's sit this one out. I understand the criticism of our current system used to...
And your determination that NGC overgraded this coin is based on what exactly?
This is exactly right, there are remnant planchet flaws on Jefferson's jaw, his coat, and on the center of Monticello on the reverse. The...
Take a bow @SchwaVB57, you are the only one to get this one. [IMG]
I consider education to be a form of guidance, and that is the context in which I intended my post to be read. The fact that you thought it was...
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That isn't an acceptable answer to most collectors. The fact is that collectors struggle with the NT/AT problem whether they pay premiums or not....
Yeah, but I'm asking you to treat this problem like you were the President of the ANA, not a personal collector. FWIW, your personal philosophy...
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