Perhaps, but that's not and never has been a goal. I let the grading companies do that. If I wanted to grade coins, I'd go work for them.
I've corrected a good number of TPG misattributions. One submission had a couple seated dollars PCGS had attributed. Submitter also wanted my...
This presents an opportunity to exploit information asymmetry.
Woof. If they're selling it like this, it also means that nobody that could "fix" it wanted to touch it, because there's a lot of upside if that...
Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun doing this. I'm not really that ashen looking, though. Lighting and photo gear in my lair is not optimized for...
A lot depends on the severity of the problem cited, but it would be hard to pass up the 1802/0 half cent. If I don't like it, I'll trade it in on...
Your coin is lustrous, not proof-like. You need to be able to read a reflection in the entire field on both sides at a couple inches for PL, a...
Good info and good points, Denis. Product shots must serve the product. Exposing a customer to too much detail can inadvertently show just how...
Several are the 1999-2020 obverse, too.
Care to elaborate?
Lousy TrueView of what looks like a really nice coin. Perfect for a type coin.
$107 is stupid money for a clad proof set. I'm thinking you could put together a 1926 set (one each cent, nickel, dime, quarter, dollar) in VF or...
I've ranted about these before. I tried getting a good photo of one of the cents with hopes to include it in my 2027 calendar. Even in 66RD and...
Of the initials you provided, only PCGS is a grading service. That you included other alphabet soup in your poll makes me think you should not...
Looks nice. I'd call it XF, but you're still ahead of where you were when you bought it.
That's the one mint I don't have in my collection. Nice coin!
Got this from a recent CNG sale. 1489 Groot of Philip the Handsome from Antwerp. Still need 1487 and 1493 to complete the run of 1481 to present....
PCGS uses a different scale -- the PCGS CoinFacts Rarity Scale™. It's a classic example of precision without accuracy, having 92 different rarity...
In order for the information to be useful, it has to be managed like a population report. A single, comprehensive source updated at predictable...
R-numbers are always estimates. Sometimes they're based on a lot of data, like rigorous surveys of collections, and sometimes they're estimates....
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