The only TPG that even has written, published, standards is PCGS. And all you have to do is buy their book to read them. Now those standards...
Douglas - rather obviously I'm not talking about buying coins from the mint. Nor am I talking about buying sets from recent years. I'm talking...
Yeah and I've seen them take 4 months. As was already said, turn-around times vary with how busy the respective company is at the time. Sometimes...
The mark on the forehead is a strikethrough, but not a wire, a piece of thread from a rag. They used to use a rag to wipe off the dies and...
OK, but now imagine this. Take that 1st year Barbie in the box and wrap it in plain brown paper. Seal it with tape. Write on the outside - 1st...
OK. But that still leaves plenty of CC dollars that are circulated. Even the pops show this. It's no secret that what I'm saying is true Chris. It...
In most cases it all but impossible to discern AT from NT based on pictures, even for the most experienced. But even in hand there is absolutely...
Kevin - like Hobo I suggest you study and learn to use the ANA grading standards. But if you want to examine a point system for grading, then this...
Well eddie if you are talking about things like eye appeal, quality of luster, and quality of strike, having an impact on the grade of a coin -...
No argument, nor do I advocate using technical grading. But that is not the goal, nor should it be. The goal of grading a coin is to establish...
Not necessarily. It could easily be actual wear from circulation. And yes I am talking about your CC Morgans. You see, when the GSA folks opened...
I collected sets like for most of my life, and with proper storage there is no need to remove them from the original packaging. Think for a...
Most likely. Be patient and you'll find the coin you want at the price you want ;)
Yeah the wonders of lime Jello. I'm just razzin ya :D But on a serious note, bought 4 months or 4 years apart, bought next door to each other or...
But with any grading system, even the early ones like Sheldon's, or Brown and Dunn, or the original ANA standards - all of which were 100%...
Huh ? You'll have to tell me where it says anything remotely like that.
Yeah it looks unopened. But that packing tape can be bought at almost any store. For that matter you can get new boxes like that too. The only way...
eddie all I can tell you is this. The ANA invented the market grading system and no where in the entire book will you find any reference to the...
Problem is, the TPGs don't use those grading standards.
Sure, I agree with that. As long as you are certain that your rep sees things the same way you do. I used to have relationships with many dealers...
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