I see nothing to make me think it is fake. The size & weight are as they should be, the design is as it should be. As for the porosity, my guess...
Print them out, every one of them. And then get in the habit of printing them every time you get another. And ASK for receipts when you buy a coin...
No I would not. I would agree the coin has low AU details, but it has several problems. Altered surfaces, possible graffiti, and plain old damage.
There have been many posts on rarity scales. A search will turn them up for you.
geek - Something off topic but important. Pictures of coins are pretty much useless when it comes to insurance claims. That's because the...
Or both.
Correct, they do, and nothing stronger than 5x magnification is used.
Regarding the comment - "looks MS65" - the reason it looks MS65 when it is only graded MS64 is because it's a '79-S. And the '79, '80, '81 S coins...
Honestly, there's a thousand different things you have to learn to recognize. You can have artificial color, and that's not just colorful toning...
I don't know about the date you're using, I sure wouldn't use it. Nor would I limit it to just harsh cleaning. I usually just say that about 80%...
I think you both better stick to talking about coins.
Hmmm, better fix that then. The sky is blue ;)
They kinda did - Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS coin in XF45 They seem to only use that wording when the coin has a problem...
Oh it'll get dirt off. But soap of any kind is one of the worst things you can ever use on a coin. That's because soap leaves a residue behind, on...
95%, or more, of all grading is done with the naked eye, without a loupe of any kind ever being used.
OK Winged, first of all, when I said "other coins" - that does not mean all other coins. That means some other coins. PCGS is tougher on some, and...
For whatever it's worth Winged, I agree with you that PCGS is tougher on Lincoln cents. But ya see, NGC is tougher than PCGS on other coins....
Awww but Todd, I think you're just bored and don't really mean it :D Besides, I learned a great many years ago that nobody can offend you or hurt...
You might want to try looking here - http://www.coinarchives.com/a/ - for prices on these over a period of time.
Winged those price guides have absolutely nothing to do with how either company grades coins. Why not ? Because PCGS makes up their own price...
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