The obverse spots and haziness give me pause. This is a look that I could see being natural, but I wouldn't buy it. I don't want to call it...
Any time you mention that guys name, its a touchy subject.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ive-messed-up-so-bad.326590/
I'm actually legitimately mad that those jackanapes got rid of the Walton holder and put it into a regular PCGS slab. That custom Capitol holder...
They have a standard setup and pump through tons of coins. I get it. But every single picture they take has the same oversaturation and...
There is no guarantee either way. I don't know about the modern coins, but I know on the older stuff that when spots are removed, they come back...
I have argued for years that so-called "True"views are garbage. There are at least a dozen photographers on CoinTalk alone that could take better...
None of those coins will get a gold star. I'm not convinced any of them will get the green bean either. I'm curious to see the results of the...
This coin is 0.9999 pure gold. What that means is 0.0001 is other stuff (silver and copper, mostly). The copper will sometimes tone. You see this...
I'll vote NT on that. The obverse has an less common appearance, but is consistent with what I have seen from some types of holders. The colors...
I think Buffaloes are one of the hardest series to grade. I'll wager a low-confidence 66 on this.
It looks attractive. I'd like to see the toning better lit to really show this coin off. I'm going to guess 65 - there are some hits in central...
You have to remember that so-called "True"Views present an oversaturated, red-shifted caricature of a coin. They are especially bad for toned...
Thanks, I appreciated the breakdown in that thread of what Brand had in his hoard. That is quite a lot of '94s! I've always liked the 1794 half...
I hadn't heard about a hoard of them being released. Do you have a link to an article about it somewhere?
Not really. I can see an argument being made for AU-50, but this is more like what an EF-45 should be. Looks like NGC may be tightening up a bit...
The luster is definitely lacking, which hurts the grade quite a bit. I'd like to see better pictures of the reverse, as well, because I'm guessing...
I agree with the EF grade. These black coins can sometimes be attractive if there is enough luster left underneath. When the black becomes dull,...
1. Old fogey's have been proclaiming the death of coin collecting for at least 120 years. It's still doing okay. 2. Classic Commems are probably...
TPG Pop reports are more useful as a relative tool than an absolute. I can look at the FBL population for a 1960 Franklin and see that it is...
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