Looks like they gave that coin a 2 point bump for the toning. I wonder what the sale price would have been if the coin were only graded MS64*,...
Yes, I follow the grading standards that the TPGs utilize. I have never used the ANA grading standards.
Uh, no, that is not at all what I am saying. What I am saying is that it is very easy to disagree with the assigned grade after you have already...
I didn't say he was challenging the individual graders, I meant the grading practices employed by the TPGs as companies. Say what you want, IMO,...
Proof purple! [IMG]
Morgandude's impression of Doug is based on many threads of the course of years, not what was written in this specific thread, it is based on the...
PCGS did not change their standards, not in 2004, and not last year.
How about an Appalachian Jefferson, that should satisfy the toning appetite! [IMG]
Doug uses an entirely different system of grading than the TPGs. And while you might not like his system of grading, he is remarkably consistent...
I am not in the habit of defending Doug. He certainly doesn't need me to do it and we disagree almost all of the time, but when Doug states that...
I have you ever considered that some collectors agree more with the TPG grading standards than they do the ANA grading standards? As far as I'm...
lol
The toning on this coin is simply not attractive. Toning enthusiasts use the term "wholly original" to describe toned coins of this nature. It...
I agree, this looks to be a coin that PCGS blew the grade.
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Personally, I think that the GTG threads are some of the most entertaining and educational of all of the threads on any coin forum. They allow...
I think that the OP's questions have been answered at this point but I feel compelled to state the most people who think that the TPGs grades are...
I have no idea what you are trying to prove with those photos. [IMG] [IMG] Now here is a well struck 1964 that is not an SMS, just like yours....
That is a very cool post!
You are dreaming if you think that coin is an SMS. What you see with the rim could easily be the result of wear or pmd. And you can't claim a...
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