There are only two times when you will ever see any coin that has no toning whatsoever. Those are coins that just came off the press literally...
The point should be obvious and it is the same point for coming up with the idea of the non-physical versions. That being, for them to remove your...
There is no definitive answer to your question Rusty because everybody you ask that question to is going to have a different definition of "fair"....
Don't ya hate it when that happens :D I don't, because it means you might actually be listening ;)
That was actually done, in fact that was how it all started back in the 1970's. The ANA started its own grading company - ANACS. But it was...
superc - You said above - "Both grading services advertise they use ANA standards," - but that is not true. NGC and PCGS both have entirely...
Toning and tarnishing are exactly the same thing. Think of toning as a euphemism. And all metals tone/tarnish, just some faster and more easily...
Honestly, your reaction is common among those who have no, or very limited, experience with respected auction houses. The respect and trust they,...
There are plastic buyers out there, both collectors and dealers; and there are coin buyers out there, both collectors and dealers. But...
Yes, there are a great many of them. NGC has its own set of standards, but those standards are not published anywhere and nobody except NGC and...
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