I'm not convinced he has the coin.
To be fair, NGC doesn't publish their standards. However, compare this so-called "XF-45" to the pictures on the PCGS photograde site:...
Have you ever known 3 people to be wrong at the same time? Just because 3 of them agreed to the wrong answer doesn't make them right.
If I were interested in spending that sorta money, I'd choose a single really nice example every time over an assortment of lower grade examples.
I think I would have expected more major marks for a 61. The lack of big marks is why I went with a 62. Obviously the strike is awful, but I'm a...
Wow. No way. They got this one wrong.
*sarcasm* But, what if they got it wrong? Don't you need someone to hold your hand and cut your food? That's why we have CAC! What if CAC got it...
Wow that strike is.... something. I'm at 62.
I'm at 35 on this one, I think it just misses 40.
I give up on trying to grade Indians. I guessed 63, and I still don't see evidence of cleaning in your pictures.
65 is what I had guessed. I think there are a few contact marks hidden in the toning that limit the grade. Very nice coin!
Not that one!
The 3:00 position. k3 is just shorthand.
The mark on the rim of the 1963 Franklin? Look on the obverse at K3.
I'd argue that very few people have a collection worth $100k. I know a few on here who do, but the vast majority don't have that sorta coin...
And the results! Slightly lower participation with this one, with only 31 guesses, but nearly half of you picked the right answer! Consensus grade...
Heck, if they want to drink the wine rather than sell it, have fun. 160 bottles of classified growth Bordeaux. It'll take them a while....
Neither. It's a mark like any other contact mark. There is no wear evident (no circulation), and a rim scuff is not a result of the minting...
He's been around a lot longer than I have, for sure! I re-assess and update instructions periodically as necessary. I'll stick with Heritage,...
Yes. For comparison, I was talking to Mark Salzberg and had a Presidential review of a coin. It's graded 65+* FBL. He told me that the single...
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