That - the Coin Market Indicator - is one thing in the Grey Sheet that should be, and needs to be, completely and utterly ignored. It is...
Not unless the toning is deemed to be artificial. They are little different than PCGS or ANACS in that regard.
Well not exactly. Typically the Europeans use the same grades we do - but they may apply them with a different set of standards than we do. Fot...
The use of the PNG seal on the slab, be it NGC, PCGS or anybody else is pretty much meaningless. It is given to the highest bidder. In other words...
In a way yes. Typically the term simply means looking through a group of coins and picking out the best examples. It can also be used when talking...
This is the definition used by PCGS - Full Bands Term applied to Mercury (Winged Liberty Head) dimes when the central band is fully...
Personally, I think NGC is the most accurate and the most consistent. If you examine a group of the same coin all graded the same grade by PCGS...
Before buying any coin on ebay it is often wise to check the realized auction prices - Click Here This coin, in the same slab has been selling...
The Mercury dimes have the designation Full Bands - the Roosevelt dimes have the designation Full Torch.
Before accepting or not accepting the comment - buy the coin not the slab - one should at least understand what it means. It's really quite simple...
I dunno - looks like an impaired Proof to me.
No - but there is quickly coming a time when they just won't sell them anymore.
There was a time I would have agreed with that. But in recent years folks have been finding out that they aren't as rare as they thought - more...
Yeah, uh huh - if you hadn't gone and told everybody over the past 4 years maybe I wouldn't have :D
What he means poof is that you should buy the coin based on your personal opinion of it - not based on the grade printed on the slab.
If you can get them to drop it to $50 - go for it. Otherwise buy the 69 DCAM for $15.
Based on the pic it appears the coin has been dipped - but that could be because of the pic itself. If the coin has full luster when seen in hand...
Oh man you're gonna hate me :( I read the rarity rating one line down - the rare coin is the overdate 8/7 :o The plain 68 is a common...
WOW !! You sure hit a homerun with that one !! Gorgeous coin - and you could say that's a KEY ;) How's 11 to 25 examples known to exist sound...
All better now bz ;)
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