Absolutely nothing wrong with it; it's an honorable goal. You do, at times, come across as a TPG apologist whether that's your intent or not. To...
I think Abe would have the class and decency not to grade coins which contained his likeness. :P
The most relevant point here is not what the current TPG standard for this coin in this grade is; it's what other coins in this grade from the...
I get a ton of mileage out of this one; it really keeps my head in the game. :) @HarrisonF38, you've chosen a series to collect which is mostly...
As Kirkuleez mentions, 1879 and 1880 Proofs shared a reverse. Here's the lump being referred to: [ATTACH] In addition, 1880 has a couple of...
Acetone should always be the very last liquid touching the coin if you're using it. If you've properly used the acetone as a solvent, meaning the...
Yes, the news came recently. There's a thread here somewhere. Numismatics is lessened for his passing. He was good at this.
I'm sorry, but I don't see it that way and I will not be seeing it that way into the future. The TPG's have nothing to do with my opinion of a...
The TPG's determine how grading works for people who don't want to learn for themselves. Otherwise, we'd all just take their opinions as Gospel,...
Stipulated, that's how the TPG's work. The argument is against the idea that minor marks aren't grade limiting, since that's kinda how grading...
Interesting. It seems reasonable to think that the original sealed plastic from the Mint is airtight, so whatever affected the coin was either...
Take a rubber stamp - in your mind - and stamp the design onto a clean sheet of paper. Then, offset the stamp and hit the paper again. What you...
If you've seen enough of each to form a decent database of experience, you can make some pretty solid assumptions based on the rims, strike...
Only with known die markers. And hope the same dies weren't used for Business Strikes. :) Yes, if you follow that chain of logic, you'll realize...
Because the acetone removed what was covering those smudges. They are likely permanent damage from PVC. Acetone is chemically incapable of...
In my one hand I have a Bitcoin, a piece of machine code which only has intrinsic value because some believe it does, a thing which by definition...
I'm generally not a fan of feeding trolls but this one is hard to argue against.
None of us can define that for you, because we each choose our own interests. If you like that 1889, I won't argue against you. :)
Well, it's a physical impossibility to strike the obverse of a coin without the reverse - you need two dies to make a coin - so yes, one can...
I'm calling it VF20; the hair is too well-defined. That's 25 level, but the reverse drags it down.
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