Beautiful toning! I guessed 58, but I could see an argument for 55.
Why was he selling them so cheap?
How good is CoinTalk compared to the TPGs? Let's find out! Over the next several months, I'll be posting a continuous stream of Guess the Grade...
I don't know exactly what the haze is from. Often, it is from the plastic the holder was made of. I might personally try acetone first, but MS70...
In this price range, with the amount of counterfeits and problem coins known, absolutely do not ever buy uncertified unless you are an expert and...
3 known? Hot damn. That's awesome. Closest I can come is 5 known.
The 73 has some serious haze on it (very common on these types of coins from this era). If you were to remove the haze, I'm fairly certain it...
We have an expert in Southern Gold, @johnmilton . I'm sure he can tell you more!
No, that is a strike-through, probably a thread.
"Smoothed" usually means there was some damage, or maybe some bad contact marks, on the coin. Someone will use a tool to smooth out the field,...
Are you sure? I swear mine looks just like that! Is mine an SMS? ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Are you talking about the long thin mark from his ear to his chin? That is a scratch on the slab.
The green slime comes from polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Acrylic won't make the green slime.
Safes have ratings based on their fire resistance properties. Not all safes are the same. You need to check the fire ratings and pick a type of...
I'm not convinced he has the coin.
To be fair, NGC doesn't publish their standards. However, compare this so-called "XF-45" to the pictures on the PCGS photograde site:...
Have you ever known 3 people to be wrong at the same time? Just because 3 of them agreed to the wrong answer doesn't make them right.
If I were interested in spending that sorta money, I'd choose a single really nice example every time over an assortment of lower grade examples.
I think I would have expected more major marks for a 61. The lack of big marks is why I went with a 62. Obviously the strike is awful, but I'm a...
Wow. No way. They got this one wrong.
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