In a toning-scale thread.... that's a negative. Look at the scale that John E. Cash posted. Variegated, random, splashed colors are...
My understanding is we're approaching this from an absolute scale (the way grading should be conducted). A 4 is a 4, no matter the series. Some...
Ooooh, that obverse is so nice. But the reverse... meh. Judged on the toned side (which is how I think we're supposed to do it), I'm going to...
DD, it looks more like something was spilled on that coin than something that toned naturally/attractively. If you think that's a 4 (based on the...
The difference is - the Barber half was struck with a "closed collar." Note the reeding around the edge - the reeding is struck as part of the...
If there are die cracks on the coin, as the article seems to indicate, then it would seem to be a fairly simple task for any competent numismatist...
Can you provide references or examples to illustrate US coins adjusted after striking? Roger Burdette says the blanks were adjusted before the...
Show us the other side! (of the slab - there are some pretty important differences on the reverse)
Here's the simple explanation: Bulk submitters (that is, they submit over 100 examples) can specify a "minimum grade." Usually, that is 69 or 70....
It does not appear to match any of the known varieties: http://varietyvista.com/09b%20WQ%20Vol%202/RPMs%201962-D.htm
The bottom one looks like it has a shield on the left picture (obverse?). Shields and heraldry are usually not on Arabic coins.... but I have no...
It has the details of an AU coin, but I'm not seeing much luster here. I would want to see some traces of luster to call it AU. Is that a scratch...
I personally usually use "dentils," but the terms are essentially interchangeable.
Woah. While this coin may be very nice for the series (and yeah, I follow the series enough to know that this is a very nice piaster), on an...
Woof. I don't know who hit the contrast button on that picture, but that's what I'd call "juiced." Even the so-called TruView is a better picture...
I'm sorry, but I find that peso distinctly unattractive. I have a hard time calling it anything higher than a 2, and that's only because there...
Haha, that was a great story. I love those sorts of stories about the thrill of the hunt, the circumstances, the people, the show. That's the sort...
I'm not sure any of the people who've responded to this thread qualify as experts (I think they probably mean a profession/dealer/certifier.) You...
I think the angle of the lighting in the first shots over-emphasized some of the marks on the reverse. (To be fair, I'm guessing the PCGS "true...
Oops, missed the mintmark on the OPs. Pictures are too small! While I agree that there is a difference in the character of the luster, the OP's...
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