I have problem telling the luster present on your coins using the photos as a judge. Complicating the grade judgement is that they are obviously...
Your statistical analysis is interesting, but it really doesn't tell us anything about consistency of grading nor grading standards. All you've...
Mark, The colors may just be a bit off in your photos/scans. The reason I questioned the color was, specifically, that the protected areas...
I would wager they have all been dipped...Mike
OK. Say you're working on a date set of large cents. You are parusing a well-known large cent dealer's inventory and spot a coin. It seems to...
ANACS graded this coin VF 35. My thoughts on the coin are as follows: The coin exhibits a nice dark chocolate brown color and even wear on...
Here is a WB-104 for your reference: http://coins.heritageauctions.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=328&Lot_No=7601&src=pr Here's another:...
That coin has been cleaned. Did you do it? If so, how? That's a neat coin, and to be honest my first thought was that it was counterfeit....
My first thought was a small caliber bullet...Mike
Yes, it is a new ANACS slab...Mike
It looks to be a dipped out proof to me. Stay away...Mike
HOLD until gold hits $800/oz, then start a slow sell. My dollar-averaged price is just above $440/oz. :)
Here's another one I just received in the mail today. Please guess the grade, and feel free to comment (positive and negative) on the coin....
Yes I do. When I first saw your response, my first thought was that your grade about equals what EAC would grade the coin. Grades are so all...
Thanks for all the kind words and guesses. The coin was graded AU 58 BN by NGC. My thoughts on the coin are as follows: The coin exhibits a...
Here's the coins in the Dansco (including the optional gold page): Half Cent Draped Bust 1800-08 Half Cent Classic Head 1809-35 Half Cent...
I believe you should think long and hard about your type set goals from the beginning, and well before you purchase any coins for it. Most of the...
That is an original coin. Looks good to me. Verdegris is consistent with the grade and not problematic. Find more 10 like that and you'd be...
You got the bonus point. Well done! I'll save the grade for a bit later. Thanks for the guesses/comments thusfar.
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