Good luck and have fun! I finished the NGC type set a few years ago.
These days it’s coming down to the PCGS-CAC combination or nothing for a lot of collectors who spend big money. The NGC-CAC combination doesn’t...
I am not a "toner guy." I will not pay stupid money for toning. I will pay premiums for attractive orginal surfaces. As for those two dollars, I...
If it does not bring MS-66* in the market, it's really an MS-66*. Overgraded material in holders sells at discounts between dealers all the time....
You need to show both sides, but from what I can see, I think that it is real.
In my experience, both PCGS and NGC started out grading very conservatively. This is why you see people going ga-ga over coins over “rattle...
I wouldn't buy the top two if the they were charging MS-66* money. The 1880-S is a common coin in high grade, and a collector who knows his stuff...
If I thought that PCGS and NGC were that bad, I would not have the collection that I have. But if you naively think that you can buy a huge...
If you think I'm conservative, you should meet Bill Noyes, the copper guy. He makes me look like the most liberal grader on the planet. Ditto for...
Chances are they didn't have much of any kind of currency when they came to Maine in 1635. They didn't have any paper money because Massachusetts...
They accept returns for auctions?
Years ago Heritage used to over expose some of their photos. They do a lot less of that today. Here are photos of the type coin that is now in...
Stains (NOT attractive toning), luster breaks and easy to spot marks are not the characteristics of the MS-66 grade. To rate that grade, you need...
After the long discussions about “The official Cointalk grading experiment 4,” thought that some members might find this example of how auction...
That is your opinion, and you are entitled to have one. When I look at the close-up photo of that coin, there is no way that I could ever grade it...
It is “ridiculously high” if the coin doesn’t make the MS-66 grade in the first place. Collectors need to get away from the mindset that the...
I was thinking about when a jugate has appeared on regular issue British coins, and I can only think of two times. The first time was in the 1550s...
There have been a total of 60 votes. Of that total, 13 or just over 21% of the votes were at MS-66 or 67. That is hardly a ringing endorsement for...
Bingo! Here are the Grey Sheet numbers for the 1885-S dollar: MS-64 $525 MS-65 $1,250 MS-66 $3,200 Here are numbers from the brand new CAC Rare...
Compare it with this one I pulled off the Heritage Auction site. I would not grade this coin from the photos (probably scans) that show the total...
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