With all due respect Doug, The crackout game is evidence of this grade inflation. Population reports are completely undependable because of the...
It will be forced to return to the old design after the statehood series if congress or the treasury secretary don't order a re-design or an...
Frank: It may not be apparent without the coin in hand, but they do not seem to be contact marks. There are no corresponding dings in the...
Elaine: You were right about the gold price, and it is continuing upward above $800. I apologise. LOL I am still as nervous about it as a...
the greysheet is less than $90. I don't have a current one, but the old one I have says ask - $75, bid - $82. I remember purchasing this one for $50.
Ok, first here's the rest of the scan: It gives you what NGC graded this coin. Unfortunately, as far as red goes, it IS Red, but once someone...
Contest closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whew!!!!!!!!!!!! I will have a list of potential winners later. Thanks to all who participated!!!t was fun to watch!
beauty large cent lead!!!
ben: My opinion is F-15. I think it doesn't have the obverse detail to be VF. I also believe that i see a full Liberty, but not sharp. If...
looks real to me too, but no reason to buy one when the price in Good is virtually the same as XF.
Ben, as stated originally it is in an NGC slab
Ok, This is gettin ridiculous, I expected that we'd have a winner long before now, so I am gonna give 1 last guess and one last clue to everyone....
and if I may... this is exactly what I was talking about, Doug. I think grading is exactly that, grading. What I think is that people sometimes...
with all the opinions of authenticity aside, if it is genuine, I don't think there's a person here who shouldn't be a bit jealous. It's a nice key...
uh oh.. did I step in a landmine Doug? Market grading to me is a standing liberty quarter that is just barely missing the outer line at the...
I would rather have an MS-63 RB coin than the same coin in MS-64 BN if both were priced the same. Although technically a better strike, the color...
which is why I absolutely HATE to take someone else's word for grade. IMHO If a coin is a VF and it's a common date - it's a VF - if it's a key...
My Dad always said "if it seems too good to be true, it usually is" and I can't tell one way or the other from just the pics of the coin. I think...
and comments like this made the thread worthwhile for me... roflmao
First, congrats on 5000 posts Ben!!!!!!!! I hope can last here long enough to get there as well! Second, GREAT thread, as can be told by the...
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