Yeah maybe. But does it really matter ? The only thing that matter is the end result. You see, you can't ever tell if there is "something else...
Well ya see that's the thing Mike, you're making the same assumption that a lot of people make. That being, that if someone is a moderator then he...
I'll even pin down to the top 2 and still say - so many times I can't count that high. And anybody who thinks it doesn't happen, well, all they...
And when two, or more, moderators disagree - then what ? And yeah, it happens. :)
You do realize you are the only person on the planet who believes that don't you ?
Hmmmm - I can't speak for what goes on today because I don't post in the other forums or even read them anymore. But in the old days it wasn't...
Computer grading does not and cannot ever work because of the subjective aspects of grading. And PCGS was not the only company to ever try and...
Yes, the ANA wrote the first set of actual grading standards. It was written in 1977 and that was the first edition of their grading book. And it...
This is a pertinent question, and the answer is quite simple, everybody involved in numismatics did. Market grading, as it was designed, was the...
I understand what you are saying, and I'll readily agree that there are AU coins that look better than some MS coins, and yeah, real MS coins. And...
While I will agree that that is how they define it, or what people call it - today - that is not what it is, nor what it was. What you are...
Ahhhh, but you cannot have one (rainbow toning) without the other (luster). So does it really ? ;)
Boy, I have to laugh because if I don't laugh I'll end up crying. You see, that's one of things I hate about these threads, there's a lot of good...
And you haven't even scratched the surface, and yes pun intended. What you just discovered though, well that is something that even some of those...
Mike, what exactly is it that you want to know ? Just ask your questions straight out and I'll tell you. My full name ? Just about everybody here...
Why is wear singled out ? Quite simple, because the very definition of an uncirculated coin is - a coin that has no wear. That simple...
Then you didn't do bad. Care to explain why ? No it's not crazy, it's quite intentional. And it is done for a reason. Basic rule, don't ever...
Yeah it'll work on some things and other things it won't - there are far more of the latter. Is it safe ? Yeah, for the most part. But there are...
I'm gonna take a shortcut here. Simply put there are 4 things that can be used to safely, and properly, clean coins. They are: 1 distilled water 2...
As I said previously, there are many who do believe that. But anyone who tells you that, well, they're just plain wrong. So no, I most certainly...
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