I know this has been beat to death, but just as a reminder to those (not the OP) that this coin shows plenty of luster under the toning on both...
Not that you directly asked, but I probably would. They occasionally have their own issues as well though...
Welcome to their world. I once politely emailed them about an obvious error in their census and they were quite rude, doubling down on the error...
And this OP serves a value IMHO to those reading it - the TPGs are there as a service, but occasionally get not only a bit too full of themselves...
And a point well made. The other thing is that for those of us that are not as young as we used to be have coins that may well have to be sold,...
As I've said - I have gotten really pissed at some of the grading at TPGs lately. Not all grading, but on occasions like this they really miss the...
Umm, we were talking about Mary Gillick's book.
In competitive sets based on grade, some coins get more ranking points if they are more rare or desirable
I will tell you that between me and probably one of the most recognized experts in pre-decimal milled Brit coinage that they would not back off...
And that is putting it mildly as well as euphemistically...
I am rather shocked at that and question the grading. I have been attacked on the PCGS site for attacking inconsistent grading but this one is bad...
Congratulations! I would suspect this harder to manage than people may realize. May we ask where you found yours? Maybe you have some other...
I think I agree to some extent about the hype although there were some special strikes that were NOT evidently labelled at the time....
No worries. Many thinks that Victorian England was flawless, but it was not and neither were the coins. Generally there is no real collecting by...
I was rather hoping that someone else might contribute an opinion about this, especially considering that there are so many cameo and deep cameo...
Indeed. I used to like it a bit better as I liked the dramatic "Romanizing" effect of Britannia on a ship prow. BUT, Eddie, well just too much of...
Mmm, a bit cleaned there and harshly so. This would be a coin right up my alley, and looks good as far as authenticity. Value? Well as a cleaned...
Who approve it? They do look like clowns. BTW, I quite agree with the sentiment above in that the "tribute" coins of E8 are abyssmal in quality -...
As a followup: the first unslabbed coin is the "VIP [sic]" Record proof, and the second is graded by PCGS as Proof66 Cameo, and is a sparkler in...
How is that not soft strike in areas of highest relief on the obverse? That having been said, at least in the UK this coin would be dinged for the...
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