You can't have dedicated sections for everything on a coin forum, simply can't be done there's too much. As an example of what I mean, over the...
I would ask a final question, does anyone wonder WHY the TPGs do not establish grading standards, even if they are their own, and tell us what...
It already did burst - twice a matter of fact. Once in 1989, and again in 2008. [IMG] [IMG]
That's basically it, but I'd phrase it slightly differently - the silver coin will show as being a lighter shade of color than the clad does.
Regarding the issue of standards changing, yes, throughout history standards for many things have changed. As a matter of fact I doubt there is...
Then you need to read more of my posts, or, read them more carefully. When it comes to grading, my criticisms apply to ALL TPGs. Every TPG that...
Let's not leave out the new problem coin designation - Details Filled Holes !
I've posted my thoughts on it more times than I can count, and for many years, and it's quite simple. The graders at every TPG there is grade the...
To a degree I agree with this part. It often is what catches one's eye and provides the impetus for collecting. And it's to be expected I guess...
French coins. This can be problematic unless you can read French. The Gadoury books are where I'd start. They are the Red Book of French coins....
Even among pro graders Washington quarters are often thought to be the hardest to grade. I'm inclined to agree.
Well if nothing else Peter will be happy - at long last there will be something that wasn't his fault :D
@Insider Mike - [ATTACH] - go ahead, hit it one more time :D It was true when Julius Caesar said it 2,000 years ago and it'll never change...
Several things here. What you've already been told about your garage being a very poor choice for location is quite correct. The best location is...
The tissue test is another old fashioned home test to tell if a coin is silver, and yes it works. But it too will render a false reading if the...
With that much, I agree 100%. I've posted a great many times that the TPGs were the best thing that ever happened to the hobby. But the key word...
It sure seems like they are. I've been doing this a long time, and by "this" I mean actively participating on coin forums, and rarely, if ever,...
Oh good lord ! They have no idea what the moderating would be like if Peter did it :eek::eek::eek:
The dirty shame is that coins cannot be graded accurately and correctly as they were intended to be back when the ANA, and the TPGs, developed the...
Let's try approaching this from a different angle - https://www.pcgs.com/lingo - using the definitions listed by PCGS. This is their definition...
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