For the sake of education try this - buy yourself a single modern Proof, a quarter say. Then put it in your pocket with other change and carry it...
Grade bump for rarity using the excuse of a weak strike to explain it. Yeah, the coin was weakly struck. But the coin also has enough wear to...
Yes, they do vary that much. Based on the price your quoting I can assume that the coins would grade 63. But if they don't, then they are not...
You say you sent these coins off, can I assume you sent them to a person who bought them ? If so, then what that person was paying you for the...
As a general rule people tend to think that others think like they do. But in truth, they don't. I agree, they should dislose, but again, as a...
If nothing else it should make any signs of harsh cleaning plainly evident. And just for giggles, folks might want to note that the slab does...
I 've seen '43s at coin shows but certainly never owned one. Never seen a '44 in person though and doubt I ever will. As for pictures, they're...
I like the first coin much better because it was not struck with worn out, beat up dies. The design looks like what it was supposed to look like....
No, that is only one diagnostic. All the other standard diagnostics for Proofs still apply. Like squared, sharp edge rims; polished mirror fields;...
The only place I can see any evidence of harsh cleaning is here. And if I wasn't looking for it I probably would have missed it on this coin....
I don't deny that it was the collar used that caused the wire rim coins. But they chose that collar and used it. That is what makes it...
Chocolate and vanilla thing, but I don't like either one.
Yeah the coin has frost, but does it have enough frost ? Based on your pics it's hard to say. But I'd probably lean towards no.
A wire edge and finning are NOT the same thing. The wire edge St. Gaudens coins have that edge by design - it was intentional. Finning can happen...
I'll ya what's good for the hobby, publishing that article is good for the hobby ! Why ? Because I'd say 999 out of a 1000 people could not...
Like any other field of study there really is only one way to do it, that's to completely immerse yourself into it and study it. But I'll be...
It's always a judgement call. But it also depends on what the coin is, denomination. They (graders) are more forgiving with larger and heavier...
Just because nobody else has posted it yet - England
It's certainly possible Mark. But corrosion seldom results in such symetrical and round pits. Nor are the details mushy and indistinct. Thus my...
I think it's pretty easy to understand when you consider the minting process. Consider - The coins are being minted and are being dumped into...
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