Grading coins is the single most important skill for a coin collector to have. Plenty of books will show you pictures of coins in various grades,...
The coin looks genuine to me, I don't see anything that would make me think otherwise. I am having trouble interpreting your pictures, but some...
Oh, I see them now. They appear to be very fine scratches, which some may call hairlines.
Who needs photos? PGCS will hire poets to describe in nauseating detail every nuance of the appearance of your coin, complete with fully original...
I got a good chuckle out of that.
For the 20 cent, where did he see hairlines? In the field to the left of Liberty's head? It's hard to tell what's on the coin and what's a...
I think you severely underestimate the government's ability to waste money. Crow is generally rather tough, so a low-and-slow cooking method...
These Larissan coins with the nymph are seriously cool!
64. If the luster is there, 65.
That is exactly DV's point: NCG is a knockoff service with an intentionally misleading name and a cheap holder, who preys on people who just...
I am somewhat surprised that it isn't sold out yet. Didn't the previous ones sell out in minutes? I'm guessing the 1 order per household has...
Yes, that is what I'm looking at. It says it was struck for royal presentation, but does not list it as a proof. I have the 35th edition, so it...
Very true, and we are in complete agreement that *wear* is the only thing that will affect an AU/MS determination. However, both NGC and PCGS are...
I was going to say 45, just based on the amount of luster left. That is a lot of luster for a 40. I would bet that it got silent net graded down a...
Not exactly the best "appeal to authority" you could have chosen. A quick search of Cointalk will show the number of times he's been eviscerated...
Very interesting group. Can you talk a bit about how you decided to include these pieces? For example, that Canadian proof doesn't really seem...
Without seeing the coin, can't really say for sure. The bottom ones are far more yellow than the top ones - but is that accurate to how it looks...
The graders are extremely experienced and know how to grade for themselves. Coins are graded by 2-3 separate people when submitted, and the...
As it turns out, copper and its alloys are also anti-microbial. Most US coinage is either plated with pure copper, or an alloy of a very large...
I finally got through and I got an email that they had received my order. They say a confirmation email should come through in 24 hours....
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