I think that the sharpness grade will be more like Fine or even VF going by today's relaxed standards. I used to have this piece in my collection,...
Neither am I. The coin has that fuzzy look of a counterfeit. Here is a genuine example I sold a year or so ago. This dark color is typical of the...
How about this? [ATTACH] There was a time when people thought black and white pictures were the best thing for coins. those days have past....
Old time EF-45, current AU-53.
The Chinese have made a 1958 cent. Nothing is safe from them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, you can't say it on the PCGS blog, but "True View" pictures of a coin are like the photos of the girls that appeared in my high school year...
I am 90% sure that the 1888 is a counterfeit. It has that Chinese look to it. If it's not a counterfeit, it's been cleaned to death and therefore...
I agree. I don't know why you are showing us pieces of coins to get an opinion. Here's the coin in my set which grades PCGS MS-64, CAC. You can...
That scratch is minor, but it's there and matters on a coin that grades AU. The piece has great eye appeal and would be a wonderful addition for...
Planchet defects are no unusual for Fugio cents. These coins were made on the fly because the people who were involved in making them were not...
That is mostly true. They have trouble with the fact a medal can be struck multiple times to bring up the design. A coin for circulation can only...
That 1826 cent may have been dug and conserved. Remember that where you see porosity is a place where metal has been lost. Copper toning can...
I voted MS-65, no full head. The coins in green label PCGS holders are often, but not always, conservatively graded. I think that's the case here.
Here are a few coins that are called "colonials." This Massachusetts Half Cent is the highest grade piece I have from the period. It's graded...
The term “colonial coins” is a bit misleading. Anything that was issued during the Articles on Confederation period, like the Connecticut,...
It was one of the coins in the bag that took some hits. Back in the day, there was “Unc” and Gem Unc. This coin was “Unc” not Gem. Most collectors...
I learned that over exposure of photographs can coverup a lot of scratches and circulation marks the hard way years ago. As I said before, this is...
Many collectors overlook the fact that the metal flow when a coin is struck is just as important as the design. The ideal coin design not only...
Oh, dealers would buy 1921 Morgan Dollars for melt, but they wouldn’t pay much more than that. It was this way for many years.
The piece that interests me most is the 2021 Peace Dollar. If the mint can issue an example of that design, in its original high relief, with all...
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