The answer varies widely based on your collecting goals, and financial decisions. There are the aesthetic and storage questions mentioned above -...
No, I don't. I think if you submitted it, it would come back as maybe a 53 if you're unlucky, but more likely 55. You have to remember, the...
I guess that makes Beefer the winner of this round!
Really can't tell you anything unless you show us what you're looking at. A lot of times, these things are in your mind - your mind sees what it...
With these new pictures, the 65 is overgraded. They should all be 64. However, I do agree with the Star on the last one. That doesn't make PL.
Very nice color on that piece! What is the creature at naked-dude's feet? An eagle?
However, to get this thread back in the direction that I think you intended: Comparing three separate coins is tricky, because each coin has its...
I disagree. These pictures are not useful for grading. If I saw an auction with these pics, I'd use them to verify there were no major eye appeal...
Great story, and cool retrospective. Life is about learning and growing - and it sounds like you're doing plenty!
While the guy that convinced the TPGs to label the coins as FBL is a speculator and semi-con-man, you can't argue that a fully struck coin is...
The dark splotch is just a dark spot. In hand, there is no evidence of corrosion.
Hey, can any of you guys tell me if I have any RPMs or anything on this one? NGC says its a 1964D, but I think it is a D/S [ATTACH]
Super cool seeing the flowlines on that one, Justin!
I sometimes question the grading of errors. It just doesn't make much sense. Sure, call it EF, or AU, or UNC... but the numerical grades make less...
Entry Post Well, now you made me go look up where/what Timor is. Turns out, its a small island near Indonesia. It was owned by Portugal until...
I wouldn't consider this an error worth designating. In extreme cases, however, they will annotate it on the slab. Unfortunately, this type of...
For an example of how wrong the PCGS and NGC guides were for Franklins, take a look at this sale: In 2015, the PCGS guide for 1963 MS-66 FBL was...
Are price guides descriptive, or prescriptive? That is, does the price guide describe the state of the market over the recent past? Or does a...
I don't think it is ink. I think it is streaks from an improper alloy mixing. That is part of the coin, and was made that way. No amount of...
Markets are cyclical. They go up, they go down. A market like the coin industry goes up, goes down, does what it wants. That's the nature of a...
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