You also have to realize that the majority of scales you would buy are not the precision instrunments you might think they are. They are all going...
It only takes 5 or 6 seconds to grade a coin, so the rest of the time is for marking your grade down, setting it aside and picking up the next...
Dunno what else it could be -
Those look like this -
The ones I have look like those you'll see - HERE - Those on that web site came from me out of the same box.
I disagree, based on the rev only of course I believe the coin is genuine. Details match up very well with coins of the same date found in...
That coin was slabbed a few years ago when the TPG's were fairly accurate. Yeah, I know, everybody tells me I'm nuts and they haven't changed...
Not anymore, pretty much any coin still left in one of those old holders has virtually 0 chance of being upgraded. That's because people have...
How many would you like ? I've got a box full of them and will send you some for free. And yes, they are 100% NT.
Unless it's the books that ARE on-line - http://www.stellacoinnews.com - ;)
A dime is 18mm, your pics are approx 200mm. So the coin is only blown up to 11 times its size. About the same as looking at it with a 10x glass....
Hold the coin under the light and look at it, tilt/turn it until you see the toning you want to capture in the pic. Then make note of the angle...
Think they'll slab it damaged and harsh cleaning - VF details.
Elizabeth - I'm comin darlin, this is the Big One !! :eek: And Scott - the fields ARE blue.
Confirms what the rev pic did - harshly cleaned.
I shall have to complain to the management :D
Howdy Brad - There has been tons written about this on every forum there is. To truly understand it you'd have to know the history behind it....
Both firms are among the most respected out there. I've bought coins from both firms many times and always been very happy. Dave Bowers runs...
I don't know what you guys are seeing on your monitors but the entire coin looks toned to me. And it appears quite natural.
Oh I'd heard of the fake dimes, just never heard that they were supposedly made by the Soviets.
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