Yes, that's code 94 and covers multiple reasons. As do codes 97 environmental damage and 98 damage.
Yup, and sometimes that single number code covers more than 1 reason all by itself.
It is also not at all unusual for a problem coin to be a problem for more than 1 reason. And typically they will just put 1 reason on the slab...
Sam I readily agree there's a lot of people who think they can, but in the end it boils down to guess work. I've seen coins that were in original...
At any of the TPGs a coin may be designated as Scratched because it has a single severe scratch, or multiple less severe scratches. And multiple...
Not necessarily, it's quite common for a dealer to take a loss on a coin just to get it out of his inventory.
I think some clarification on what members are allowed to post and not allowed to post is in order here. Namely this - If you have a negative...
If you are just looking at an example of each side by side, the sad truth is most of the time you can't ! But then that's kind of to be expected...
Yup, it is. Until it finally rots away and turns into dust. And with those old Whitman folders, it's not just the cardboard that is a problem. It...
Ya know, I gotta ask ya baseball - just how deep is that sand ?
I readily agree that the same coins are sometimes counted more than once because of resubmissions. But when you see that at say the end of 2003...
As always, depends upon who you're talking to ;)
You did notice that I said historical pop reports ? Meaning the kind that are printed out on paper and bound into books every year. Well, when you...
This is the original article that was linked to in the one you posted - https://apnews.com/6c8e84db8c714d2d89bc129e36d4a598 It tells a bit of a...
You want great evidence ? All you gotta do is look at the historical pop reports. Or if you have a good enough memory, you'll already know. And...
Oh you're absolutely right on that count, it's always been that way, since they opened the doors. That's why one uses this designation for a coin...
That'll be fine as long as you remember this - The only money you should ever spend on coins is money can afford to literally throw away.
ANA classes would be great, best if you can take them in person of course but you can also take their correspondence courses. But I'd start with...
Best advice I can give you about this is to just get the idea right out of your head and forget about it. Collect coins because you like them, do...
Kinda depends. If you are talking about a private individual doing the grading - I'd agree. If you talking about a grader who works for a TPG -...
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