Toned Peace Dollars bring huge premiums, I say $650
$385
$92
I bought a couple of these sets about 10 years ago, I think I paid in the $200 range. It would make me very happy if they are actually selling...
The surfaces look clean enough for a gem grade but this coin appears to have the typical impaired luster as is so common on deeply toned 1958 mint...
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Please guess the assigned grade of this PCGS Franklin Half Dollar and vote in the attached poll. Thank you! [img] As always, comments welcome.
Lol, that’s a “no brainer” Star. Magnificent coin, bravo!
So what, do you think if we eliminated grading, nobody would pay money for rare coins?
$7500
$55
What on Earth are you talking about? I have a first edition of PCGS' OFFICIAL GUIDE TO COIN GRADING AND COUNTERFEIT DETECTION which was published...
You can parrot Doug’s line that the TPGs have changed their grading standards all you want. Here is what I’m telling you. In my chosen series,...
No, you are a professional grader who has probably seen thousands of Saints in your career. And your grade of MS66 merely shows the inherent...
I know you are young but have you ever heard the idiom “don’t throw the baby out with the bath water?” Eliminating grading would cause infinitely...
So somebody wrote a rule along time ago that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. The TPGs made an “exception to the rule” in order to fairly grade a...
That entire post was junk, there is one simple reason why the TPGs don’t follow you little “wear is wear” philosophy: The two Saints I posted...
So what, there is no definitive way to tell about the originality of toning either, but we use our best guess looking at indicators on the coin to...
I like it, yes for a star
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