I'm not in a position to be buying any coins right now. Just wanted to share a cool coin that I like but can't have.
I was searching through some toned coin listings on E-Bay and I found this very cool toned 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln Cent. I have always wanted...
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Oh no, not the dreaded 2004 TPG magical loosening of standards again. Tell ya what, just get me one grader at NGC or PCGS to admit that it...
Call me pessimistic but if I obtained a 1922 Peace Dollar from a gas station that was thicker than other Peace Dollars while underweight, I would...
As promised, here is the roll friction gradeflation example: 1924 SLQ [IMG] [IMG] Those in the "wear is wear" camp will obviously think this...
When was that? Online auction archives only go back about 10-12 years so of course you can make that claim since there is no way to prove or...
I think I would characterize the decision to allow for roll friction a "conscious" one but when I hear loosening of standards I think of a change...
Charmy, that is my wine that I drink at home, I love it. [IMG] One of these days, I'm gonna make it to a coin show and we are gonna hang out and...
I think the toning is market acceptable and I agree with Kirkuleez that the number of minor contact marks would put it in the MS63 grade. I would...
It is possible, and I think those toning spots are what precluded the coin from getting a star designation upon resubmission.
I plainly admit that the surfaces of my Jefferson Nickel are MS66. The coin was given a grade bump to MS67 because of an above average strike,...
So you are saying that they loosened their own standards without knowing they were doing it? Can you explain how that would happen in a little...
It is impossible to judge proof coins from photos but my guess is that your proof Morgan Dollar was always a liner PR64/65 and that the...
The number of coins worth grading isn't finite. The mint pumps them out by the millions every year. That said, I have seen a number of coins...
20 years apart, most definitely It really isn't, the number of crackouts/resubmissions is a very small % compared to new submissions and moderns.
The topic of gradeflation seems to be something that we just can't stop discussing on this forum. Since so many people think that gradeflation is...
In fairness, you can't say that it doesn't work because your system of grading does not exist in the market place. Mike's point is that if we...
Okay Doug, I found an article that basically reiterates your sentiments on the subject. Though I find his explanation a little muddled....
My point of saying "at best" was to indicate that it was not close to MS64. I did not intend to say that the coin might be MS62 on the obverse,...
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