Substitue "PQ" for "MS-65" and "low-for-the-grade" for "MS-63" and "30" for "ten", and this statement is still very much true today, IMHO.
Mark, Congrats on the new additions -- particularly that '22. What a great coin!!! While I like the mellowed red coloration, I must...
I would hunt down David Lange and ask him -- he wrote the book, literally, on buffalo nickels...Mike
These are tough coins, in my opinion, to truly differentiate between VF and XF and AU grades. Really tough -- and debatable. The early...
That's a lot of initials -- what are you, a show dog? :eek:
Ignorance is bliss.
Nice coin. The even coloration has me a bit concerned about the originality, however. I'd grade the coin AU details (appears to be weakly...
As usual, GDJMSP (what does that stand for, BTW?) is correct...Mike (who spent five years of his life just south of Dahlonega)
AU something.
More great coins. You've been quite busy recently. :)
If I'm seeing the pictures right, it looks like die sinking to me. Die sinking is the same as what you are calling a collapsed die....
Nice Bone! THanks for sharing...Mike
And you know their goals exactly how? Also, you are not "just saying there [they're] not getting any of my money" -- you are questioning the...
All I will say about this is that the only truthful and accurate statement in this entire post is the last sentence (fragment). Have a nice...
Yet another of the unfair and untrue statements you've made on this topic. For your information, I have no interest whatsoever, financial or...
I concur, but will add that it may be the photo which is leading me to this possibly incorrect conclusion...Mike
p.s. if you think NGC and PCGS, in their current incarnation, are trustworthy, you are sadly mistaken -- which is part of the reason the CAC is...
That is a completely baseless, unfair, not to mention untrue accusation.
I like that coin A LOT! Great, original looking surfaces, and that's saying someting for a large cent. That's a coin I would happily add to...
I'm not sure that you can say that from teletrade photos. That said, there seems to be some mirroring on the obverse, most easily seen on the top...
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