I love pick boxes. For ancient coins they truly are a treasure trove. I once found at the CICF an Antinuous coin. For those who don't know he was...
I believe my main point before was that the TPG'ers had listed as descriptions of the grades that most uncirculated coins would not grade as high...
Excellent points all Conder. My point about age of the younger Barber was that he was not yet in control of the mint more, and didn't have as much...
:) me too Dancing Fire. To me it appears to try to get an MS70 grade.
I read a story somewhere about Charles Barber and how he really didn't appreciate any other designers being allowed to design coins for the mint....
OK, if you think its negligible. I was just repeating what I was told from a guy who started dealing in the 40's and my own experience. The 1%...
That is a nice one Randy, about the best they get from Siscia. I prefer the style of more eastern mints usually, but this is a good one from that...
Fair enough, though I don't remember them stating that back in the 80's when it started. I still remember PCGS and NGC stating that 70 was purely...
Dang Conder, and I thought I was bad!!! I think to get much past the 1,000 mark, (not counting bags of wheat pennies or junk silver), it helps...
I always liked the Fel Temp Reparatio reverses. I love this one showing someone getting speared, and the motto roughly meaning "Happy days are...
I know market price is the same, but I see differences on my scale between BU and slick halves and the like. Maybe not between BU and XF I have...
When coin dealers first started using Sheldon's system, a 70 was a theoretical grade. Anything that anyone grades a 70 to me is total crap. 70 is...
I know its been a while since I looked at my examples, but something doesn't feel right about the V.D.B. I cannot place it, but they seem off. It...
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