I think the biggest problem I have with the Sheldon Grading System is that it's still not very specific. For instance...bag marks. They are...
I thought it was Queen Elizabeth.....
Same 1 oz. of gold in each, purity and color are what is different.
The pics look more like a painting, would prefer to see more background....I'll say MS-65. Is that toning on the reverse ?
PCGS corporate parent, CLCT, does about $15 MM a quarter in revenue. I don't know how the various club levels of service work with the per-coin...
Can you cite an example ?
What about DONWGRADES ? Anybody ever submit a coin and get a lower grade ?
The problem is that few here are experienced enough to grade coins. This message board and others like it are among the Top 1% of 1% of the...
Why is that thread going to disappear ?
Awesome info, JPC......at this point in time, I want to buy a very-high rated common over a 63 somewhat-more scarce coin.
Yup, I meant GRADE, just used another word.
Well, I know pretty much what the range is from Ebay and/or Heritage...I guess I'm more interested in knowing what you guys think is a GREAT...
Morgan Experts: Without worrying about being accurate to the last $10 or whatever, can any of you just give me ballpark figures for what prices I...
Agreed, I thought even the Big Two had a few years where they were a bit slack. Excellent point, I agree. Overgraded ??? I would say 'fine for...
But if you took at random 10 Saint-Gaudens DEs or 10 Morgan SDs from the first few years of the TPG's existence and then 10 random from the...
You'd think with digitalization and modern scanning techniques, plus sharing of information between the 2 big TPGs, that they could eliminate the...
So it's a WORST case total, right ? But you don't know or can't tell if the number is off by 50% or 500%, right ?
I thought during The Bubble that the standards slipped as a flood of inexperienced graders came on board at PCGS/NGC....was it later than,...
I guess not so much avoid as be wary....the years when the grading standards supposedly were more lax. I guess that would include the Bubble...
Rob, that's a nice one....I have an ungraded one I showed here that is probably MS-63. Think I paid just under $200 or so.
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