Not established standards Dave, current standards. Or if you prefer, standards that are currently being accepted because that is what the TPG says...
Yeah, it has happened throughout history time and time again. Any time the King, Queen, whatever, decided they needed more money in the treasury...
West, read my post in this thread - http://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-kennedys-for-grade-and-or-cameo.246264/ That applies to what you are...
But that is only in the highest grades. Once you get to 67 that all changes. And there are other criteria involved besides contact marks. Coins...
West - to answer your question, it is not uncommon to find minor flaws such as this coin has. If you expect perfection on every coin then you need...
But yoda, both of those coins you posted are cameo, I suspect both are even deep cameo. Do they look different ? Yeah sure, but that's because of...
The coin might have been tooled too. It is not uncommon for a given problem coin to have more than 1 kind of problem. But typically, the TPGs only...
I was wondering if you were talking about coins minted after the valuation change, that's why I asked about the date. Of course it never made...
OK Ardi, educate me. I am unaware of any billon 4 reales that were minted in Spain or at the colonial mints. It would have been cause for...
You know what frost on the grass or your windshield looks like on a cold fall morning ? Well, that's kinda what the cameo effect looks like on a...
Our early half dollars (13.48gm) were actually just a tiny bit lighter than the 4 reales(13.54gm), and those minted in Spain and the Spanish...
Ahhh - so that's why various members have come up with these over the years :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Might just be the pics but I'm thinking altered surfaces.
What's the matter Paul the truth hurt ? And to answer your question, 'bout 2 or 3 days ago. Which has absolutely nothing to do with all that...
I don't know whether to go - baaaaaaa ! Or just post this - [ATTACH]
It's already happened once Trey. And ya know what, the market got stronger than it had ever been. Of course after about 20 years, those AUs became...
As I said Trey I've been screaming about the system for over 15 years, but the majority of people don't want it to change because they are afraid...
It's human nature to recognize and remember the bad and not even see the good let alone remember it. And there is no story in it to be reported...
I disagree, they exist in basically equal numbers in any field, all fields. But do you really want an answer as to why ?
You are, Paul is, Matt is, etc etc etc. Everybody is the market, the market is us, ALL of us ! You don't get to pick and choose and take 1 piece...
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