I have no opinion on the grade, yours or the grading services, other than it may be inaccurate if based on photos. I'm a terrible grader. Cal
It doesn’t work the way you describe. If a coin is sent for crossing, it’s in a slab of a TPG other than the one you send it to. It will be...
I buy most of my coins at auction. Before I start a series, I study past results extensively and compare NGC and PCGS prices and populations....
As Doug (@GDJMSP) has pointed out many times, precision grading from photos is not possible. Changes in lighting, focus, resolution, color...
I like all my coins for a particular series to be in slabs of only one TPG. Partly, this is due to my foolish consistency. I also like competing...
I’m very familiar with all the PCGS submission categories and have used almost of them when deemed appropriate. Cross, regrade and...
Here’s an example pictured below, a crown of Victoria that is graded MS63 by NGC. PCGS won’t cross it at MS63. And of course, they won’t say...
First, a rant. I always ask for coins to cross at the same grade … for the first submission. When coins don’t cross, the grading service does...
Thanks for the comparison. Was the second coin MS62PL? Cal
If you don’t like a coin bought recently from a dealer, first and cheapest thing to do is ask for a refund. If the dealer says no, then actions...
As mentioned in the Wikipedia article, “piedfort” is the preferred English spelling, but “piefort” can be used. “Piefort” is the correct French...
Thanks for this essay. It's very informative and thoughtful. Cal
Piefort (or piedfort) simply means a double-thick coin. It can have any type of finish: circulation, special or proof. However, because they are...
The label is pictured below. Although Mazur is an excellent reference on French coins, Essais Monetaires & Pieforts Française by Taillard and...
I can't cite any references at the moment, but I think all pieforts were intended as presentation or collector coins. Cal
Recently acquired a French 1928 2-franc piefort (double thick) coin in an auction. Coin has Oscar Roty’s beautiful semeuse (female sower) design....
Nice looking group of coins. Congrats on the upgrades! Cal
Once at a big show, I asked a NGC official if graders were allowed to see the current grade on coins submitted for regrade or crossover. She...
I tried submitting a NGC coin twice to PCGS for crossover, and it flunked both times. If the NGC slab has the same cert. no. when it goes to PCGS...
The Ontario airport is a major hub for UPS. UPS sometimes transports packages for USPS too. Cal
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