Wow, I guessed 64 as well. The luster looks quite dull, which is going to hurt the coin. There appears like there might be a haze and a couple of...
I voted 55. Clearly too much wear for a 58, but the line between 53 and 55 is fuzzy.
I guessed VF-35. That is an absolutely beautiful coin, with fantastically preserved surfaces. This is the very definition of a Circ Cam. In my...
It is definitely not reeding, and almost certainly didn't occur at the mint. I suspect the damage on the edges probably occurred in some sort of...
I think those are valid questions, Doug. I think I entered this with a certain set of assumptions (as evidenced in the first post). As I gather...
Quick update, after completing the 15th Official GTG: CT is averaging 0.67 below the TPG grade. For some reason, people are grading very...
Alright, much lower response on this one with only 30 guesses. While I think this coin is actually a nicer coin than the last, CoinTalk only gave...
Those sorts of discussions are interesting, but there are *very few* collectors from Britain here compared to the US. The same could be said of...
Getting a low number of responses on this one. Was it too similar to the last one? I'll leave it open a while longer. Next time gold?
@Conder101 , @Eduard , as copper collectors, I'm curious to hear your opinions on this particular coin.
As the host of the Official CoinTalk Grading Experiment, I may be biased in saying that I find the GTG threads incredibly useful as a...
I am so happy that you recognize this is the best way to learn. Look at as many coins as you can! This is how I learned, this is how most of us...
It means that it wouldn't straight grade (I can't grade it PR-64 or whatever it might be). The grade on the coin, if those are scratches, would be...
You get coins flying out of a coining chamber into a bin, and there's going to be some incidental contact between them! No shovel scoops and no...
I think you're seeing a bit of fin around the rim, but I think there are some hits both obverse and reverse. The fin is quite normal on these coins.
Alrighty: with 57 guesses, we had one of the more contentious coins so far! I am pleased to say that the correct answer was the highest picked at...
For scratches this severe, the only magnification you might need are standard eyeglasses. If they are scratches, they should be quite obvious even...
The problem is, different materials resonate at different frequencies. The resonating frequency of plastic will be quite different than metal. So...
The scratches in front of Franklin's nose are on the holder. The scratches under his bust and at the bottom of the reverse are on the coin. They...
I'll give this one a few more hours and post the result this evening.
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