I have before, do I need to do it again ? You seem to remember everything else I say, do you conveniently forget things like that ?
Uhhh, yeah, I am. But you are right, I did propose a reason, and yes I definitely forgot doing so. edit - you see Paul, I have no problem...
The answer isn't as simple or straightforward as you might think because there a few variables that matter. First of all what is the coin ?...
Answer kind of depends on what and how much you want to know. Basic starting place is to get the Krause catalogs, aka Standard Catalog of World...
I'll try a guess. First 2 went from 63 to 64. Second two went from 64 to 65. Last was and stayed 64.
No, I wouldn't. But that whatever it is by the L, that bothers me because I can't decide what it is. I avoided commenting before because I...
Well don't ya know - we did that on purpose :D
Oh I firmly believe you're largely correct Mike. I think they did it because people accepted it. But think about it for a second - it had to start...
Detecto, I want to make sure you understand something. There is not one tiny speck of luster on that quarter. Not one. What you are seeing is not...
Never in my life have I ever said the TPGs changed grading standards to increase submissions - never ! As a matter of fact I have never proposed...
I'm not sure that that is what those lines are Chris. Can't swear to it, but I always thought those lines were from the initial filing down of the...
Well Woody, for what it's worth, Doug doesn't think every coin graded by a TPG is over-graded by 1 or more points. Doug thinks most coins graded...
I like the toning.
Paul, as I have told you before - I am disabled, have been for several years now. I subsist of what SS pays me every month. So as much as I would...
You can slice it and dice it any way you want Paul but the bottom line is - grading standards have changed.
You can't see where it looks like somebody tried to rub out that dark stain ? And you can't see that shield shaped design (that I have now...
Happy now ? :)
Well Mike if you are not disagreeing with me then I apologize. My premise is very simple - I believe that the TPGs have greatly loosened their...
Please show me where I said anything at all like that Paul. Yes, the coins are most definitely the evidence. The coins are precisely the evidence...
You're making up your own definitions Mike to attempt to back your beliefs. Technical grading was the grading system used prior to 1986. It is...
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