Kurt, Not sure I understand what you mean here. In my experience, most top end collections of US silver coins are usually comprised of...
David, How are you coming to the conclusion that those 4 coins are AT? Within the confines of this thread, we have seen that it is impossible to...
David, Are we gonna discuss these coins, or are you gonna leave me hangin? Paul
MS63, the reverse looks MS65.
I'm not sure how you can call a subject that has inherent financial implications trivial. I understand your argument that debating this topic is...
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The coin appears to have terminal state toning on the obverse which would make it a problem coin. The questionable nature of the toning just...
I think you are hearing what you want to hear. The evaluation of toning is subjective, just like the evaluation of the surfaces. You can send a...
Paying a premium for toning is logical if you like toned coins. If you take all the 1946 Roosevelt Dimes in MS65, the population supports a price...
MS63
I wasn't "duped" on the Appalachians, I went into it with my eyes wide open. In fact, a very prominent member of both Cointalk, the NGC forum,...
Expert is a relative term. On this forum, I am an expert on toning. That said, I have no idea what color the toning is on that Morgan. I...
In my experience, both PCGS & NGC tend to ignore unattractive toning rather than penalize for it unless the toning impacts the luster on the coin....
Rather than use complex terms like "mind's eye" I would rather just explain why those people changed their minds about the coins. Obviously, they...
My Lord, obverse please!
I'm interested. For all those criticizing and bashing the CAC, what is your take on gradeflation?
Kurt, come on. I thought you were saying that bidiots were overpaying for brown mottled toned coins at auction. Now you are claiming that PCGS...
I posted that back on page 7, it was widely ignored!
My guess is that it was Bob Campbell, he made a video that is widely known throughout the numismatic community. I don't remember him saying that...
If you don't mind, I am going to use my own scale rather than simply AT or NT, OK? 1) Borderline QT/MA 2) MA 3) Widely Accepted 4) MA 5) AT...
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