While this is a quite attractive coin, you have to recognize that this is also an extreemly common coin, even in very high grades. The strike on...
Thank you very much. As a grader and collector who's opinion I respect very highly, this is extremely nice to hear.
I think many people are also more willing to just click a button than take the time to type a response and post. That's the key difference here -...
That got RB? Dang, I have some coins I need to submit for designation review....
Irregular shapes like this are standard for off-planchet strikes. It starts as a round planchet, but since the planchet is not large enough for...
Wrong die, or wrong planchet? Take a look at the reds around the devices. This is copper. I'll guess Ms-66 is the grade, but this is clearly a...
I think that is definitely a factor. However, just as many people post a GTG whenever they buy a new coin (such as myself). As we've mentioned,...
That would actually be a fascinating report, but I'm sure they'll never do it.
Ok, someone helped me out and explained that option. I will make sure it is anonymous in the future.
I guess I'm a little unclear how the polls work.... On that thread, it does not break down who voted for what, and I don't see any option to...
While that used to be true, I was inspired to do this study based partly on NGC's new Ebay expert review service. They look at an Ebay listing and...
I personally find them much easier than Walkers or Buffalos. Those are the hardest, in my opinion.
I made no attempt to account for TPG standards changes. I found threads by browsing through recent threads - I went as far back as April of this...
Cool, but no idea.... as I recall, @cpm9ball is a bit of a medal fanatic. Maybe he can help?
How good is CoinTalk compared to the TPGs? Let's find out! Over the next several months, I'll be posting a Guess the Grade thread each week. I...
I'll agree, it doesn't show the shapes you suggest. This is a point which is somewhat hard to explain. Your coin has great colors, but the lack of...
I think a few factors are at play here. The first coin has obverse toning, yours has reverse. This is well acknowledged to have a difference in...
Fantastic! If you would, please include a poll so we can get good results.
@Michael Scarn , those are some great suggestions. "Poster Bias" is something which I have definitely noticed over the years (if a well respected...
These are two vastly different coins.... and show why we need a breakdown of the grades based on each component rather than an overall grade. The...
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