Good question, I really don't have any idea.
That isn't my fault, you were being very vague. In fact, I never saw you give a grade at all. And in most cases the things you listed are...
The buying public disagrees with you!
No matter how many times you try to turn gradeflation into a conspiracy theory. You have never provided any proof that the TPG's intentionally...
Care to give us your reasons for your MS64 grade?
We are all aware that the TPG's grade by committee but that does not remove subjectivity, it ensures that one grader doesn't make a mistake. As...
My opinion of the coin has not changed.
If the David Lawrence Rare Coin group couldn't succeed with DGS (Dominion Grading Service) and a complete stock of holders left over from PCI, I...
This is a good thread on the subject even though some of the photos are gone. http://www.cointalk.com/t58435/
Think they gave it a clean cheek bump huh?
Guess the assigned grade of the NGC graded 1881-S Morgan Dollar shown below in the attached poll. [IMG] As always, comments welcome!
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Ask and you shall receive. A Color Chart for the Thin Film Color Progression
This thread should help explain the Jefferson Nickel Reverses: http://www.cointalk.com/t207768/
Doug, I really think you missed Mike's point. Harkening back to your black and white nature, it should be easy for you to grade this coin as an...
My coin shows the same effect in the hair. It is weak strike not wear. That dent is "as struck" and it is what causes the "halo effect" If...
The scary part about that coin was that it resided in a PCI slab labeled QT. Then it was cracked out and sent to PCGS who decided to grade the...
If he only bought one coin, the shipping should have been $1.64 for a 3oz package as opposed to $2.90 for an 11oz. package containing 7 coins....
Don't worry bro, I wasn't mad. I just had visions of you showing me a photo of the slab had I responded yes to your question. You should bear in...
The red circled areas on the obverse are simple strike incompleteness and are found on many mint state Jefferson Nickels. The blue circled are on...
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