Well, I've been collecting and studying coins for 20 years now. If you want to know how to grade for yourself, I wrote a book about grading,...
So it wasn't designated when you bought it? Good catch!
Strike 64+ Luster 64 Eye appeal 65 Contact marks 63 This coin looks attractive, but the cheek and breast are too busy for a high grade. I'd call...
Strike: 64 Luster: 65 Eye appeal: 65+ Contact marks: 64 I put this at a strong 64. Reverse has nice mirrors, but these pictures don't look strong...
Ice cream? Pina colada? Call it whatever you want. You and I may be interpreting the photos differently, but I don't see luster. That could be...
I'm going to give my opinions on the coins, and then check your spoilers: Lincoln: I like it at 64 RB. That spot on the obverse is highly...
Yeah, it probably got 64. I don't think the obverse is strong enough to get the PL.
Holy crap! Now that is an ambitious project! Some weekend when I have absolutely nothing else to do, I might try this. I'd love to see what it...
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To be fair, a retained cud and struck through grease aren't really errors worth mentioning on a holder..... just my opinion. I understand that you...
Yeah, I bought a few coins with this deal. Every so often they do a 10% off deal as well. Thing is, you're capped at $100 ebay bucks for a...
Hot dang! Did he animate in the thunderbolts shooting? That looks kinda weird, but kinda cool. And, I like the Morgan animations - a smooth...
No, no, you've got that mixed up with the Full Head designation on SLQs!
AU details, environmental damage. Hideously ugly. Hard pass. And, a dip won't fix that - those surfaces are irreparably damaged.
Correct - FB and FSB mean pretty much the same thing. NGC and PCGS use FB, ANACS uses FSB. Now, the standards which must be met to earn the...
Yes, this is exactly what we are saying. Pick up the book "Numismatic Forgery." It goes into great detail about many different techniques of...
I don't see how you could possibly make any judgments about either from those pictures!
I didn't realize it was one of his originals (I didn't actually click on the link). In that case, I agree that someone copying it isn't right....
I use Excel. I have a great spreadsheet that is infinitely customizable. Far more people know Excel than Access. And who wants to spend money...
Silver and tungsten are significantly difference densities. Most likely, this is from a newer generation of Chinese counterfeits, and they use...
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