When one is first trying to learn how to grade coins it seems logical that looking at pictures of coins with established grades would be helpful....
Comments of a similar nature are a recurring theme. But from all the evidence I have seen - there are not fewer kids being interested in the...
Pictures are not the best but it appears obvious to me that the coin has AU details and has been harshly cleaned.
I would strongly suggest that one consider the source as the accuracy of the values listed in Krause are notorious for not being worth the paper...
Well, I started collecting in 1960 when you could still walk into a bank and buy rolls of Morgans, which I did many, many times. And I quit...
I've always had a problem with that concept. Not that I deny it of course, yes some Morgans absolutely did acquire their toning while sitting in...
I didn't say you don't "ever" see it. There are exceptions to almost everything. But how often do you see it ? As a general rule, you don't.
Easy to understand why some might think so, but it only makes sense until you realize that they don't. Then it becomes confusing. Especially when...
I don't know about you but these 2 statements seem to be in direct contradiction to each other. I say that because scratches on harder plastic...
LOL ! Yeah, if ya wanted to be banned from that forum :D I suppose there's a lot of people would look at that coin and the comments being about...
You have a valid point given the coins in question. A point, that in my opinion anyway, should be accounted for when one is considering buying a...
That's because it isn't. The coin has obvious wear. And unless I'm mistaken that is a wipe mark in front of the face which means it should be in...
Close, both NGC and PCGS published standards say 95% red to qualify for RED. Yup, just another example of them not following their own published...
There's probably been more written on this subject than just about any other - due to the overwhelming popularity of the coins. And learning to...
Well yeah, kinda. You gotta remember, there's one of me a whole lot of you guys. In other words it's easy for all of you to remember my name (1...
You are correct - regular standards. But I'm not sure you want me to grade the coin as what I grade coins is seldom what anybody wants to hear....
The terms are really self-explanatory. Bagmark for example is just another name for contact mark. They come in varying degrees of severity, can be...
Not with that one. As I said, the leniency is not afforded all O mint coins. The '79-O is known for being of Average or Above Average in regard to...
We're not talking about value here, we're talking about grade. Lemme see if I can explain it a different way. Say you were trying to grade cars,...
May well be true for that specific coin. This on the other hand, again, it may be true if you are only referring to that particular coin. And,...
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