Yes, it could be VF30 to VF35*. But that doesn't seem to clarify whether it straight grades. People will say to ignore the TPGs, but I think many...
So here's what I mean. The coin basically looks like an XF, and it has a tiny, tiny pit just underneath the left wing on the reverse close to the...
Yeah, my understanding is that some are opposed to cleaning up dirt with a toothpick, but there are times when it simply removes a source of...
So I got a Standing Liberty quarter in the mail and noticed it has black dirt along the reverse reliefs, and I decided - tell me if this was a bad...
I will defer to you on a lot of this, especially since you know a lot more about high-end foreign coins than me, but there's something I do know...
It is an MS64 - you were spot-on. However, because I believe there's a margin of error in grading, I believe all guesses were solid. All of you...
I think the truth is in the middle. We will never know the exact percentage of silver dollars that were dipped, but it's very high. Some estimates...
Well, dipping could be added as a potential threat to the hobby, depending on whether you feel it's legitimate. But... here's some more thoughts...
Wow. Interesting perspective. I think this is an aesthetic preference ultimately - blast white vs. toned. I'm curious what others have to say - I...
This is an interesting argument and one that I have thought of, but you could say that tarnish is technically corrosion, and without a removal of...
Aesthetics will always play a factor in valuation. So lately I've been buying blast white MS62 Peace dollars, and I'd rather have a blast white...
Call me a skeptic, but I suspect the margin of error for the best graders is +-1. I know when cards have been resubmitted to the same graders,...
Hey, I used to collect ancients, and had a whole small bag of ancient silver at one point. I sold it, but I did buy back an Alexander III...
I think this is, in the numismatic world, a first-world problem so to speak. So I will agree that if you are very skilled as a grader, you don't...
Maybe that's another plus with TPGs? Kids are less likely to put plastic slabs into spokes, and the slabs could protect both cards and coins from...
This is an interesting discussion! So there has been a general concern in this forum about gradeflation, which intrigues me. So I try to avoid...
OK, so I'll take the other side of this debate, happily. TPGs are GREAT for the hobby. Let's take baseball cards as an example. Back when I was...
A 1925 Peace dollar in an OG rattler slab. Rattlers are underrated, IMO. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The problem now is that the market seems unclear, hence the recent volatility. In the long run, the precious metals will go up. Come to think...
No one can tell you with certainty when to buy exactly. I will probably buy in when silver goes below $50 (which obviously I believe it will), but...
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