Same here I have two grading books, Photograde and The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels by David W. Lange. I consider myself decent at grading...
Me too
Indeed, and that's why the adage "buy the coin, not the holder" is imperative. I've spent MS money on an AU coin just because I wanted it in my...
You nailed it, Doug! That was my main gripe. Go ahead and change the standard, but you darn well better document it and let everyone know what...
I'm at a 65+ on this one. Fairly well struck and a very nice piece to add to anyone's collection.
I should add, I have a number of Buffalo's with that streaky toning. I kind of like the looks of those.
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I discussed this show with my wife and I think I have her on board to attend one in the future. She's from Florida (Cape Coral) and I've never...
@baseball21 Certainly, standards do change. But in the field of engineering as I mentioned, the changes are well documented and communicated to...
In my opinion, this is exactly the way the TPG's should have went. Sorry, but a standard is a standard. I work with plenty of engineers from...
I had it in my head that it was just the polished dies - thanks for the clarification. Boy, my hiatus away from the hobby for a few years saw...
@dwhiz - your example is a fantastic coin, I love the color!
I only have one for my type set: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The grading scale goes from zero to 70 and applies to both business strikes and proof strikes. Proof is not a condition, but rather a method of...
We truly have some exceptional souls in this forum. What I like to call "my kind of people". LordM and Randy A - class acts - doing things that...
Looks more to me like the thing was sand blasted with all the details missing.
When I built my buffalo set, my goal was to stay at clean MS63 and above and strong strikes (a lot of buffalo dates are notorious for weak...
Those are some nice looking tokens! Love the history that these things represent too. Old coins are one thing, but the tokens/medals have...
That was one of the first early commems I added to my collection years ago. You got yourself a nice looking example there!
For me it was plural; coins. One of my uncles had a mid sized accumulation that contained a bunch of wheat cents, a handful of Morgan's and other...
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