The luster on this one looks different from the luster of the 1851-O to me, both in hand and in the pics. I tend to agree with the TPG on this...
I'm not trying to sound arrogant. I do, however, have the coin in hand, and it clearly isn't what the holder says it is in my opinion. I will say...
It has a straight grade.
I should disclose that I completely disagree with the grade this one received, so those who may happen to guess the TPG grade correctly are still...
I forgot to add: These 2 coins sold for the exact same price, despite the differing grades on the holder.
Guess the grade, state your reason, and debate away! Thanks to all for participating! [ATTACH]
Guess the grade, speak your thoughts on strike vs wear, and debate away. [ATTACH]
I have more of these. I'll post another one since this is getting interesting.
I posted a thread entitled "deeply toned coins are hard to grade," and got a lot of debate about strike and wear and just general disagreement....
No. G06+VG08=F14.
Most of you agreed with the TPG's. If I were buying one to complete a Lincoln set, I'd prefer the NGC coin, which has better eye appeal. But there...
Closest you've ever gotten to participating in a GTG thread, Doug. You did everything but say what you would grade it, based on the limited pics,...
The first one is PCGS, the second is NGC. They are graded differently. What are the grades/which one is better, in your opinion? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Ok, now you're driving me mad looking at this coin. So on the cheek I see the hairlines hiding graffiti. Looks like the cursive FORD logo spelled...
Well @Insider the first thing I see aside from the weird color and angle of the pic is.... hairlines from being cleaned. Final answer.
I see no evidence of whizzing whatsoever. Cleaning is more accurate. Whizzing does much more damage. But the reality is we will never know with...
Final word this evening. AU50 to MS65 so far. Big differences.
@Insider , the title of the thread is asking us for the first thing we notice, yet you say we're all wrong? Did we lie to you? Lol. Then you...
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