A composite is a "total" expressed as a sum of many parts not necessarily belonging to the same coin. You take the best strike for breast...
I am sorry if I lost my temper. It should never get personal. I sometimes speak out of turn and I should keep my opinions to myself.
I think that this whole national parks series is gonna wreck a lot of the momentum that the statehood quarters series has achieved. I understand...
This is part of the problem Doug. we're not talking about judging Morgans by the average strike. In fact, that whole bell curve way of thinking is...
out as in released
Ruben: I don't know if there's anything going on, but the mint website still has Silver Proof sets available. The reg ones sold out a while ago,...
I was curious as to whether or not anyone purchased one of these sets? I was wondering if the coins have the unc satin finish or if they are reg...
They are available at the mint website starting today!!! I can't believe how fast these are out!!!
BTW, speedy... we as collectors will band together behind one system when that system makes sense, is consistent, and is possible for the layman...
my point is that he would make a horrible theoretical physics student. You have to operate on assumptions that ANYTHING could be possible, not...
if you won't accept scientific facts, then there's no convincing you, spock. Speedy, my comment to Doug was this: Don't just sit there and say...
my Mom always used to say that if you have nothing to contribute, say something nice or say nothing at all. You could try that...
nor are you willing to contribute something to it that might make it so...
I merely suggested that computers may be better than humans at certain chores. I still stand by that statement. Doug, you go ahead and use the...
Fred: Unc rolls are available from old collectors, dealers, eBay and many other sources. Unfortunately, finding them is half of the battle....
If you think that there haven't been any advances in computer technology other than size and speed in the past 20 years then think again. Most of...
In the case of the 1st Strike Designation on the 1986 ASEs it was strictly done by whether or not they arrived at the TPG in a sealed (unopened)...
you're right... I give up sheesh... the way you think, no innovation would ever exist. I am surprised that you haven't given up living in a...
who says we can't have an obverse / reverse grade in our "new" system? We can build the new one any way we want to.
I think you have to look no further than to gradflation in this case. As too many coins are graded in TPG holders, the grading standards get...
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