Pretty easy to find out. Instead of measuring the reeding parallel to the coin, measure it perpendicular to the coin so the calipers fit in...
That one was merely last of several others that I had carried in my pocket over the years. The time each was carried varied from 2 years to 7...
Well thank you for the compliment. But my explanation and expansion on your comments was really more intended for other readers that have not been...
Not sure what you mean by their marketing, but I agree, they are not market grading. Quite some time ago I called what they are doing value...
Yes, but it is important to remember that when there are die polish lines, which are raised on a coin, in between each of those die polish lines,...
Yes, of course they can. They are in fact. Correct. But - that is assuming that all other grading criteria are equal on each one. If however the...
Also, it is important to understand something else. On a finished coin you can have die polish lines and die scratch lines, and lines from harsh...
No, it doesn't happen, because it is impossible for it to happen. What does happen however is that people will mistakenly call some lines on a...
To help you understand, imagine this if you would. A coin is struck with brand new dies. Everything about the strike went just right, the...
Fair enough. I readily admit I have not been watching recently graded FBL's that closely. So perhaps they have become more lenient. I guess that...
Look again. When in their normal positions you can draw a straight line across the bottom of the E & D and that line runs pretty much vertical,...
OK eddie, so where does it say price anywhere in that definition ? Surprise, surprise, it doesn't. Yeah, it says traded. But that doesn't mean...
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