$175
Lol, I remember that coin, and remember thinking it was way out of my league! I had an MS66 that was really nice, maybe I will post that one next...
My proposed method would also work. Surface Preservation (40%): 58 Strike (20%): 65 Luster (20%): 65...
Nah, I'm just a little salty that I twice turned down offers over $2K, but then ended up selling it for less because I had an emergency and needed...
What would happen to all the coins with AU surfaces that have been net graded to say MS61 or MS62, but under your revised standard would now grade...
Yes, yes, I think you are correct. The Secret to Collecting Key Dates: The Elusive AU64 Slider
The system isn't broken at all. We grade coins based on differences in quality. Those with a higher level of quality get the higher grades....
It isn't nonsense, I was referring to bags of Saints. Really??? Doug has contended for years that nobody can tell the difference between roll...
Fair enough, but many of the others in this thread, including Doug, don't accept it and think it is impossible to differentiate between wear and...
I paid $2,762. Personally, I don't think anyone should get a point, but by rule, Ksorbo is the winner.
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The grading principle he is explaining predates the TPGs. If all you have left is to call me a TPG butt-kisser, than you have already lost the...
That you have to explain this to anyone on this forum is depressing. That people are challenging you is tragic.
My bad, I was talking about my buy price.
This conversation is basically just going around in a circle. There are a group of guys on this forum who are black and white players in a world...
Numismedia Wholesale is $1,150 [IMG]
If you say so, but I really only see him arguing with Razz, not Doug.
CAC is not a product of the TPGs. JA created CAC as a way to fight the gradeflation of the TPG's and capitalize by creating a market for the...
By admitting that the supply of raw classic coins is substantial, you completely undermine the entire argument for why the TPGs would deliberately...
What are you talking about? This is the same long winded diatribe that he has been spouting for over a decade. A decade in which not only has he...
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