Guilty as charged. :hail:
With the disclaimer that the pics aren't large enough for me to be confident, I'd guess (at least) 65 Prooflike...Mike
Here are thumbnails from the link: [img] [img] [img] [img] [img] Of the 5, I prefer Alaska too!
No I don't think you're wrong, but I think you will find that a significant percentage of AU 62s and 63s are really just eye-appealing AUs (or...
No I don't think you're wrong, but I think you will find that a significant percentage of MS 62s and 63s in slabs are really just eye-appealing...
Very interesting. I always (apparently erroneously) thought of rub as just light wear, not to be confused with "cabinet friction" which you...
AU 55 because of high point "wear" and a few too many field disturbances. ;)
Color me ignorant, but what's the difference between rub and wear? At least the way I use the terms, they are synonymous...Mike
p.s. I like Ben's coin a bit more than the one I posted above, FWIW.
Thank you for the kind words, but it ain't nearly as nice as its replacement. ;)
p.s. Sorry to Speedy for the tangent.
Frank, Perhaps you're right, or perhaps we just look at different coins and define "rattler" differently. ;) I mean you no disrespect,...
Unless you're being sneaky and this is a net-graded slab, I'll guess ANACS graded the coin XF 45 (or AU 50)...Mike
Yes and no. What I meant by it was when I saw the OP's post, I immediately thought "must be a bunch of coin/ebay noobs", but what I saw was...
Frank, I'm sorry. When you said "rattler" I thought you were referring to PCGS "rattler" slabs, not PCI/NTC/NNC. The reason I said what I said...
p.s. by way of comparison here's a PCGS 64 from my collection: [img][img]
I am completely stumped. Some of the bidders are "smart" enough to know better, yet still bid on these at such a high level. A real head...
I respect GDJMSP's opinion more than most, but in this case I disagree. High-point rub does not disqualify a coin from MS grade. The grading...
I'd grade it a 63, but I think the TPGs would likely grade it 64. Nice strike on it too! Thanks for sharing...Mike
I disagree. IMO, the weakness in the stars and dentils is NOT from polishing. Polishing (or lapping) would not cause that. The stars are weak...
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