Can someone explain the ethical dilemma to me, I don't understand it!
If you can't condemn MS68 and MS69 grades in classic coinage, how could you possibly condemn them in relation to modern coinage. The problem with...
The Joshua collection of Mercury Dimes is currently on sale through Heritage. Take a look and you might end up retracting that statement. The...
Shane, If that is the case, then I can safely assume that the 1883-O luster is better in hand than in the photos. Personally, I find the PCGS...
The Great Falls Collection was not from bags. The owner was a collector who had a source who was able to cherrypick nice Morgans for his...
Nothing against Chris's new coins (they are very nice) but in my experience, none of them will qualify for a star designation.
In all fairness, you could pose that question to either of us.
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Can someone please explain what the hell this thread is about?
First, I never said that gradeflation only occurs as the result of mistakes. Mistakes are a small part of the equation. From my earlier posts, I...
Doug, It is hard for me to dispute that gradeflation exists as a function of looser grading standards. What I don't believe is that the TPG's...
Read this thread, if you have any questions please ask! Rainbow Toning's Effect on Price
That is a nice IHC Larry. I got one that looks like it a little. [img] Coleguy, that large cent is cool but the next needed to be an IHC or...
PCGS also claims that you can crossover an NGC coin into a PCGS holder. If you ask anyone who has ever tried to cross an NGC coin to PCGS you...
What excuses? You haven't seen the coin in hand. You know darn well how difficult it is to grade PL coins from photos yet seem convinced that...
I can't explain away the hairlines. However, it is my belief that they are the result of a combination of factors. Some are the result of die...
If that is true, then the public statements by David Hall (PCGS) about stopping gradeflation are nothing more than theater as they secretly want...
Doug, I have on many occasions criticized the mantra "buy the coin, not the plastic". Although I do employ it in regard to Jefferson Nickels...
OMG, why would they hold a show outside in the middle of July? What poker room are you talking about?
Doug, I am not going to argue this topic with you. You have your opinion, I have mine. My only remaining question is why would the TPG's ever...
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