When they calculate GPAs for the registry, a + adds 0.5 to the grade. A 63+ is used in the calculations as 63.5. They can say whatever they like...
A plus is a half step. 66+ is 66.5. This becomes clear if you look at how they calculate registry GPAs. Has anyone ever seen a 69+? Cal
Yup. Saflips are the standard for inert flips. Use them. I would suggest getting the 2.5" size. Large coins fit easier and it's what grading...
Nice group of Morgans. I agree with others; don't touch them now. Do not clean or polish them! You need to decide if you are going to keep them...
A grading company, CGS, in the UK is using a 100-point scale. My impression, based on UK-based forums and UK-origin youtube videos, is that it is...
While putting "bared" copper cents in a box with coins is helpful in scavenging reactive gases like hydrogen sulfide, the process depends on the...
OK. So if toning can occur "naturally" in a few weeks, shouldn't it be possible to set-up the conditions to cause any coin of the same...
Do TPGs have a minimum time for "natural" toning to occur? The real-world test is what are the most recent date coins with prominent toning that...
Yeah. I had a similar experience when I tried to get a passenger license instead of a commercial license for a pickup. The DMV clerks didn't...
If you have no sales over the long term, then you don't or won't have a business (in most cases; there are exceptions). If you're paying for a...
The whole concept of a business-paid tax is just political legerdemain. All business taxes are passed on as part of the prices charged by...
Yup. As a resident of CA, I find it strange that a state that looks after the poor better than most states would grant a tax exemption that...
Sounds like a good project. Be aware though that even in fine, a set of business strike Morgans that is complete by date and mint mark is about...
Could be a bit of steel (wire or nail fragment, etc.) embedded in the planchet. Would take an industrial x-ray unit to see it. Cal
OK. I found it! Go to the first website page of the set type (the page that lists current sets and all time best sets). At the top, click on...
As you may be aware, the important factors for ranking sets in the PCGS registry are the weighted GPA (grade point average) and completeness of...
Some of the bullion dealers probably have a good idea or hard data on the distribution of grades of ASEs as they come from the mint. Don't know...
Yeah, there are lots of possibilities. Does anyone know what percentage of business strike ASEs coming out of the mint grade 69 or 70? Cal
I would give NGC the benefit of assuming their usual grading standards applied to these coins. After all the hoopla of a special slab and...
For mid- to high end, PCGS auction prices realized. It will get most of the big guys, like eBay, Heritage and StacksBowers, and some of the...
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