Is he ? Or are the TPGs just too lenient ? I would tend to think the latter before I would ever think the former.
It's pretty simple, the more you know about coins the higher your percentage of CAC acceptance will be. But I would still caution to always be...
Richie if you want Proof all you have to do is look at the coins. Regardless of what you or anyone can find in any book or article the coins...
Anyone trying to grade their own coin by comparing it to pictures of a couple others, especially for somebody who does not know how to grade...
The ANA book doesn't specifically address that issue. What it does say is that there are certain date/mint combinations that are known for being...
Yeah, that's what the cartwheel effect of luster looks like. But I want to comment on something else about that video. Please, PLEASE, don't...
Now I told you guys before it's magic coin magnets that do it. They just pull 'em in outta the thin air :D 'Course Matt claims it's that magic...
Nice lookin coin ;) They're usually hairlined about half to death. But not that one !
Yeah I'd say that's a fair thing to say. What you have to recognize, perhaps realize would be a better word, is that there is no accounting for...
OK, now actually answer the guys question and tell him what % of their ask you offered ? Was it 5% below ask, 10% below ? What ?
Personally I agree with you, it is confusing. But then the TPGs are not and never have been known for their consistency. Especially in regard to...
Never tried it myself but they tell you in plain English what they'll accept and what they won't.
I don't disagree with you either. You asked for an explanation of how it worked, I tried to provide one. That's all.
Since I've not seen your coin I have idea what the grade actually might be, and it seems you are uncertain of it yourself. But here are links to...
Just to make sure you understand, that 93 code I quoted, that is the code PCGS uses for problem coins with planchet flaws.
There can be marks on the steps and the coin still given the FS designation. The disqualifier is when a contact mark breaks a step or...
Completely different animals. The Coin World book (1st one) only covers about 100 different coins (those deemed most popular) if memory serves....
No reason to be IMO.
First I've ever heard of it.
And the grading standards say that.
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