Doug - this is purely me hypothesizing, but try to follow me out on my own personal limb. The rim is missing a piece, not pushed in from...
you're right, it IS a cent planchet, that's why the coin is incomplete and Darryl, wrong mintmark for a proof
My guess would be MS-68 FS, although I don't particularly like the toning, it seems to be very well struck and I don't see a single contact mark...
maybe another question to ask the group is this: If we were to re-write the standards for grading, what aspects of the current system(s) would...
It has been quite entertaining to me to watch people come up to our table at shows and try to cherrypick our silver eagles... This particular coin...
CherryPicks I found this post on "CherryPicks" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread of the Week Nominations Of The...
my best cherrypick is this cameo kennedy half I found in a SMS... just a few weeks ago, and I paid $5 for the set!
Which is the trump; Market or Technical Grading? I found this post on "Which is the trump; Market or Technical Grading?" interesting and have...
you win, numbers... yours is worse by far. at least I can make out a serial number if I squint!
If we merely accepted the establishment never to improve upon it, we would still be under Caesar's rule. and spock just for clarification:...
an excellent insight, bone because I think this is something that reveals a bit about each of us as collectors. I personally look at eye appeal...
Doug, you have to look no further than fundamental science to observe my point. Aristotle had definite ideas of motion and how the universe...
isn't knowledge allowed to evolve over time? I know that scientific knowledge has, why not coin knowledge? Can't the experts opinions change and...
The definition??? That's just a bit assuming, Doug. Ben has also quoted the pros only to be told he is wrong. I was under the assumption that...
lol, thanks Darryl. I was only teasin... well, kinda... anyway I learned alot in the thread and am still spun about a few things, but I hope...
spock... I have stated in previous posts that I was talking about the aspects that didn't take market factors into account. Grading a coin based...
hence my problem with market grading, spock
happy birthday metalman!!!!
I thought this was a excellent idea!!! Where did it go? I started a perfectly good fight just to get nominated, now I WANT MY PRIZE!!!! ;)
I would say NGC MS-65 and NO FBL because of the ding through the lines on the right hand side of the crack. It completely interrupts the bell...
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