Original photos: 65...semi-pl but not quite enough for PL 66...cleaner than the first Updated photos: 63...cheek looks a lot more baggy...
A sample slab is an example of a slab that the grading companies would hand out to advertise their product. Most of these tend to feature...
It was in original packaging (slabbed in one of those Anacs/OSV cases which includes the entire original set-only one board was shown; these are...
Was it worth it to crack out of the Anacs mint set slab? I would think most of those coins would sell for less once outside of the original mint...
MS 64 ....a few hits on the cheek prevent a gem grade on an otherwise solid looking Buffalo
I gave it the benefit of doubt with a 66 but said not FS (gash under third column). I see that DGS was fairly conservative. Congrats on finally...
It depends on what you have. Sometimes getting the same grade more than covers the submission fees.
Got you twice :p
And the reveal....AU detail cleaned [ATTACH]
My strategy is to just look at the first post, make my determination, and post. Then go back and read other comments.
It's tonight but I'm extending until later tonight to give more of you a chance. :D
Is PCGS over-grading by so much? No...I think they do over grade occasionally but usually it's not 2+ points and it's not super common Are my...
MS 64 PL ...angle is hard to read but I'm guessing it is PL...some hits/scattered marks that limit the grade and a bit of haze that might prevent dmpl
Reveal later tonight
I went MS 65 PL Surface preservation- ....no wear but a few distracting areas: a longer mark or luster break (can't tell for certain) on the...
It does originate from French but I believe it has become somewhat of a generic term for pattern/test pieces.
@Beefer518 mentioned that I only had 4 of these so I was compelled to add another. :p Yep it's just a TrueView again, so use your best judgment...
That's the way I like to collect! :D
Another new addition-this from Estonia. It is one of the last coins made before Estonia switched over to the Euro in 2011. The COA has a good...
Rounding out the Moldovan entities (the other being Transnistria), here is a fantasy piece from Gagauzia. The Gagauz people are a Turkic group who...
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