It is important to remember that color is not the only component to the toning premium. Color + Luster = Eye appeal. The more eye appeal, the...
True, but I don't think it is a contest to which aspect is more important. Some collectors hold strike paramount, others are all about eye...
I certainly did and have no worries, the Full Band designation on the Mercury Dime series is very strong and will never die. In order for me to...
With proper storage, there is no reason why a toned coin should look any different than it does in it's current state even many decades later.
I agree, and Q. David Bowers loves the idea of full details rather than a strike designation that applies to only a small area of the coin. Here...
You can't have it both ways Doug. The TPG's (PCGS & NGC) were founded in 1986 & 1987 respectively. According to you, the toned coin market...
First, I don't understand why these questions are insulting to Chris. Second, while you believe that the only pertinent question is number 9,...
I will try to keep the emotion out of it, but Doug's posting style is such that it can drive you crazy. He has a tendency to use spin which...
PURE PROPAGANA, nothing more. How many Peace Dollars do the TPG's grade each month Doug? When it is convenient, you claim that you can't lump...
One of my recent pickups in the 2011 FUN Sale was an upgrade to my 1940 Jefferson Nickel Short set. I decided to re-image the set and update this...
And what prompted the public to suddenly stop accepting over grading, all of a sudden? Fine, I will expect that you not engage in anymore...
Seller's photos are always pretty decent, but they come with a free glass of juice! [img]
I think that coin actually goes beyond market grading an AU coin to MS. I bet PCGS would chomp at the bit to get that thing out of that holder....
I grade the coin low end MS65. The marks on the neck that would cause some others to limit the grade to MS64, but Liberty's cheek is very clean,...
Okay, here is a rainbow toned full step Jefferson Nickel from a no reserve E-Bay auction last month. [img] PCGS Price Guide is $35 for MS65...
The coin is an MS65 graded in either 1988 or 1989 based upon the fact that it resides in an NGC generation 3 holder. [img] The 1923-D that I...
Based on your newest photos, I think it has a good shot at MS65, especially from NGC.
I thought the "sniffer" was the terminology used to describe the new laser system that PCGS uses in the Secure Plus service. Here is the PCGS...
Mine, The other aspects of grading are an evolution of the grading process and aspects of market grading. When a TPG grades an Morgan Dollar...
Would you like to know what year the coin was graded?
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