You are making a whole bunch of assumptions without facts in order to prove a point that no matter how hard you try can easily be disputed. You...
Are you claiming to have private e-mails from PCGS and NGC graders admitting that they arbitrarily assign 69 and 70 grades. If so, you could...
I am thrilled that your tone has changed from unsubstantiated smack talk to patronizing me. Much better. Thanks!
OK. Let me rephrase. Just because YOU can't see the difference, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The graders at NGC and PCGS can see the...
Lincoln Cents I found this post on "Lincoln Cents" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread of the Week Nominations Of...
Sorry, I should have mentioned that both of those are on the slab not the coin. The toning has no effect on the grade.
It seems that nobody really has a problem with conditional rarities overall but only with respect to differentiating between a 69 and a 70. Just...
I don't dispute that the coin is overgraded. That was actually the purpose of the OP, but I have a pet peeve about people crying AT without...
Now you would not say that if this was not a modern coin. The fact is that there have been almost 10,000 1977-S Proof Ike's graded by PCGS. Over...
Well that comment sir only serves to prove you don't know the first thing about bag toned Morgans. The toning is original with a stain on the...
On the contrary, this is the first error coin I have ever seen that actually improved the aesthetic appeal of the original design. The SBA is one...
Here is a photo of the "T" designation. [IMG] Here is the ultra cool re-holdered double desingation ("T" & *) pedigreed coin. [IMG] Check out...
Richie, Do you remember the thread a few weeks ago that discussed the "T" designation that NGC used to denote toning. The "W" designation was...
The ANACS slabbed coin is overgraded. The reverse is MS63 or MS64 at best. The obverse should also not be above MS64 due to the major...
The fact that bags existed with mixed mint marks does not mean that every bag contained mixed mint marks and does not make it common unless we...
Yeah I know, but it is still very improbable. The coins were minted 3000 miles apart. First they would somehow have to find their way into the...
I doubt that Doug. I bought the 1886 in 2001 from Heritage and it is holdered in an old small ANACS slab. Either a body bag from NGC or the...
I have a degree in Metallurgy from Lehigh University and specialized in corrosion. The toning is natural and very consistent with bag toning on...
Well the toning looks great to me. The color progression is right (yellow-magenta-cyan) and it lays deeply on the surface. The toning pattern...
Not that uncommon. [IMG] :smile
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