HandsomeToad, Consider purchasing from B&H Photo/Video: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ I have purchased LOTS of photo equipment from them...
Well said, sir. You said... And therein lies the key.
I don't disagree with that, however I would suggest that is simply a more-narrow definition of a 70, and that's quite different from a quota....at...
Spock, I believe you are wrong. Nothing I've read or heard suggests that's the case, and there are lots of people other than you, the grapevine,...
While I'm not sure if the coin was artifically frosted, I do suspect that the coin will come back from NGC and/or PCGS in a bodybag. You can bet...
The corollary to that point (price guides are averages, each coin is unique) is that if one wishes to have "average" coins, then buy coins at...
Spock, From what I understand, that is simply not true, although I must concede that it depends on how you define the term "quota"....
900fine, I never (to my knowledge) suggested otherwise. I certainly didn't intend it to be intepreted as such. To wit, the most expensive...
"Is there such a thing as an original roll of Morgan dollars, anymore ? " No, and as I understand it there never was. To wit, I don't recall...
XF 40, maybe 35 on a bad day.
I think those who grade a coin by looking at a single detail are doing themselves and grading a disservice, regardless of ANA's stance on the...
I beg to differ. For the coins I purchase, the PCGS guides tend to be the MOST accurate of them all (yet still lacking). However the key words...
There is no such thing as an accurate pricing guide.
Yes, they generally do. As for why, it depends on who you believe. Some would argue PCGS is a stricter grader, others would argue that PCGS...
I'd net it down to VF or F. The reverse looks odd. I can't really comment on value as I don't follow the series closely.
AU something
Wow, those pics really fooled me!
That's a pretty darn nice classic head -- tough, tough coins to find this nice.
AU 58 or altered surfaces.
Au 55
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