MD, don't you think that the fields can get hit if you put 1,000 coins into a bag and carry them around ?
But GD, I don't think the original ANA standards or the TPGs ever clearly deliniated a fine line between the 'wear' of bag marks (a specific...
GD, did you and other veterans have a problem with all the MS ratings given out by the original ANACS ratings and then when the 2 TPGs came out in...
I'm a novice by my own humble standards but I think even I would not be fooled by a Saint or Morgan that was in an MS-66 holder and was really...
Thanks MD...coming from an expert, that means alot. Look for my next purchase pics soon. Any suggestions on how to fight Morgan addictiveness ? :D
Thanks JPC...I'll post some good pics once I have the coin in hand. Picking it up tomorrow or Monday, depending on snowfall here in the NYC area.:D
But how do we know this coin really isn't MS and never circulated, but took a beating in a bag ? The left foot, another high area, looks...
Not an expert on this coin and the series, but there is an upper limit to how high even a mis-graded coin can go. The higher you go, the more...
Jaelus, freakin' brilliant post. 10 thumbs up !! :D
Great illustration....I advise anybody still awake at this point in the thread :D to look at the rays of the sun on both coins....the leaves on...
You know....if we got a metallurgist to comment, I bet he can tell us how many microns of abrasion we are seeing when we see 'high point wear' and...
Eddie, don't forget that gold is much softer than other metals and will more easily show wear or bag marks and other uncirculated damage than...
But Eddie, don't MS grades already ALLOW for some wear as long as it's not circulation wear (however we define it)? If a coin could not have ANY...
This is another problem with LITERAL grading standards where even if you have the ANA and the TPGs who devised the standards pre-1986, I don't...
Granted, there were coin collectors back then in the 1920's and 1930's -- but not that many. Certainly, not collecting Saints ($20 was a TON of...
Done ! :D Bought the coin. Excited -- and sick -- at the same time. Like when you take an important test and think you did well...and dreaded...
Dealer says I can return the coin if not happy, so I am leaning to buying. Most expensive non-gold coin I've ever bought so a bit nervous about...
I'm new here, but yes, even I picked up on that. Good points, JPC. Yes, for sure. I think our efforts would be best served if we eliminated...
It's weird that it seems to protrude from around the eagles top torso, as if someone drew an outline. But I'll take your word that it's toning....
If something is 'fully original' wouldn't it be by definition be WAY WAY above average ??? :D Hairlines are smaller than bag marks I take it ?...
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