My guess, the coin had a major planchet flaw located where the break is. But it was fine, it held together without failing, apparently for some...
Try and re-post your link Steve, that one doesn't work.
I'm reasonably certain that they realized, too late, what it was that the printed pop reports proved they were doing. So they stopped printing...
You're gonna need a little dog to find out ;)
Some of the best graders on the planet work for ICG. Unfortunately, just like it is with all the other TPGs, they are forced to grade coins the...
No it's not, but even the slightest movement can cause hairlines. And besides that, using a cloth of any kind can and usually does leave lint on...
Gonna getcha for that Corgi ! :shifty:
In all honesty, all of the TPGs routinely over-grade coins in today's world. And yes that includes NGC, PCGS, ICG and ANACS. Given that, the...
That kinda depends on how one defines acceptable. Ya see, the non PVC flips have their own downsides. They are know for causing more wear to the...
Nahhhh - impact marks are all wrong for bird shot. I've shot more than a few, know what it looks like - and this aint it.
It's quite true that some artificially toned coins don't straight grade. But it's also true that tens of thousands of artificially toned coins...
LOL ! Leave it to you :D Whatsamatter Jeff ? You don't recognize the differences in terminology ? For example, there is majority, simple...
Enough already !
Granted, yours wasn't, but to me accidental toning can be some of the prettiest. Case in point, a coin I'm sure many will recognize - [ATTACH]...
o_O Now that, to me that's the confusing part. I'll readily grant I can be at times, assuming I wish to be, but the vast majority of the time...
Just a guess, but I'd say it's the result of somebody with a punch and a hammer.
Oh there's lots of Dougs around here, but only one of me. In the entire internet there is only one GDJMSP. Of course whether that's a good thing...
I should have added that there is always one thing you cannot control for - the quality of the luster on an individual coin. For as the luster...
Contact or no contact makes little to no difference, at least in most respects. The reason I say that is because it is not contact that causes...
There is one. But there is also a time-out function in the forum software. Simply put, if you are inactive on the forum, and inactive is defined...
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