I agree Mike. But you need the books to get started. You can't do with the just the books, and you can't do it just by looking at coins in hand....
OK, here's why I wanted to do this. You said in your original post - You see, pictures wouldn't do you much good. But written descriptions will....
I would suggest you post pics of the coin here first because there are many coins that should not even be sent in to NCS. Asking for opinions on...
Damage is damage, it doesn't matter what caused the damage, or how or when it got there. The only thing that matters is that the damage is...
I agree, the coin does have a bit of a weak strike. But as I have tried to explain many times there is a subtle difference between the color and...
Not to be picky Paul but I believe they first strengthened the door, window and porch in '67. And in addition to those you mentioned there was an...
Absolutely ! Depends, some do and some don't. But I've built several banks that have humidifiers in them specifically for the safety deposit box...
And how many years ago was it that that coin came out of a mint bag Mike ? And you don't suppose that anything could have happened to it in all...
Well let's see. The coin has 2 quite nasty gouges, 2 sizable scratches, and 2 smaller scratches. And what's the definition of damage ? With...
Based on the pics looks like some very light wear on the eagle's leg. I see none on the obv.
Low AU but I suspect it might be AT.
That coin belongs in a Genuine slab marked Damaged, MS details.
There are a few that I am aware of, but only a few. Yes there may be others, but if there is I am not aware of them. All of these involve merely...
Aslpride, let me see if I can illustrate something for you. Take a look at these 5 coins and tell me what you think they were graded by PCGS. Yes...
Hard to see well, but it looks like the steps are too weak on the right.
Those are the black spots I mentioned, not what I am calling speckles. And speckles is just a word that I personally use. I can't recall ever...
Yes, but there are many more on the rev in between MONTICELLO and FIVE CENTS. The white spots in the pic are dust particles. You can get those off...
Rusty this line is a direct quote from the ANA grading standards book - "In reality, the 'market grade' of a coin is the lower of the two grades...
Tell ya what Frank, you take a silver coin, weigh it and record the weight. Drop it in a coin dip, leave it there for a month. Then take it out...
Yeah speckles. They start out as dust I think, but there's lots of different kinds of dust. And some dust, with time, creates little tiny spots,...
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