If you have to ask that question, then it is by definition, an opinion. BTW, I wasn't aware that they use the term vast majority in 2nd grade math...
Have you ever seen the movie "Cool Hand Luke"?
Well, if you don't assume that the graders have it right this time around, there is no reason to ever question the original grade now is there?...
I agree with Topcat. MS65 Iowa, MS64 Carver.
Ms63 ms69 ms68 pf67 cameo
I think they will probably have a policy that if the pre-existing assigned grade is one grade away from the new assigned grade then the...
Doug, Regarding the questions on the PCGS site. Here is the most important one related to this discussion. My response is that they CAN change...
As far as playing devil's advocate. Should I post a poll in another thread asking the members of CT if they consider 80% a vast majority. My...
Mercury Dime vs Brillo Pad [IMG] Why do people clean coins?
Do you mean 1939-D? I don't have a 39-s! [IMG]
Doug, Do you enjoy playing devil's advocate? When you post "the vast majority get the same grade they had going in" it makes it sound like PCGS...
Here is what David Lange says about the 1940-S in his book THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MERCURY DIMES. "One may speculate that the reason for such...
OMG Doug! You are way too experienced to fall for that. What you posted is a marketing campaign, nothing more. Do you really think the ego's at...
It seemed that you were implying that the coin was AT because of the color. I have not seen many with that color and the coins I have seen have...
Make that three!
I just re-imaged my raw Mercury Dimes. Here are the new photos of this coin and the later dates. [IMG] [IMG] I still don't think it is...
I second that!
It may not be the exact same color, but IMO it is very dangerous to deem a coin AT simply because of the color of the toning, no matter how rare...
Good point. I guess SecurePlus will make PCGS consistently wrong!:D
The slab and associated grade are meaningless. In a case like this, you must view the coin as a raw coin. Having said that, I agree with raider....
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