They have somebody on staff who does it. Could that person actually be a professional grader ? Yeah maybe, maybe not, but it doesn't really matter...
I just want to make sure that you and other readers understand something. The diagnostics that Matt used and pointed out for this specific coin...
Being able to correctly identify a problem coin is one of, if not the hardest thing there is to learn in numismatics. There are virtually books on...
Sometimes a fake can be determined by looking at a picture, but only when certain known diagnostics are present. Other times a fake can only be...
Determining FB, or any other special designation, has absolutely nothing to do with grading. Special designations are not part of the grade. But...
And as I plainly said, if you want to disagree that's fine. But if you do, then you at least have to recognize that you are going by your own...
What there is is found in the beginning of the book. But you're right there isn't much. To understand most of it you have to read between the...
Miko - Yes there is a difference between cleaning a coin and harshly cleaning a coin. Cleaning, when done properly is perfectly acceptable and...
I looked at 64 for the grade. As for how they determine survival rates, it's pretty easy, you keep track of sales, how many are graded, the market...
Your pics might be off color but I don't see any red at all.
Who me ? Say it isn't so :rolleyes:
Trey, as I have tried to explain, even by ANA standards it doesn't matter what caused the marks or how they got there. The only thing that...
I think your mistake is in thinking that they price the same. In looking at Heritage the '14 is a $1000 more than the '09-D in the same grade....
Not 4 forum sections, 4 pages of forum sections. And it's not a question of going from 4 pages of sections to 5 pages of sections. It's a...
While it is possible for a picture to not show you some things that are on the coin. It is not possible for the picture to show something that is...
Oh I used to be worse than "evil" - LOL - just ask my younger sister :D But I've mellowed with age. Nowadays I'm now just ornery now and then ;)
It's possible, but I think it unlikely. PCGS has graded many coins as MS that had similar light scratches. I believe they graded it as AU because...
I kinda wonder as well Dick, but maybe Paul thinks it shouldn't be and it is and that's why he posted it. Could go either way as to why he did.
Well the color sure looks a lot better. Unfortunately that new pic also shows that the coin has definitely been harshly cleaned. If they deem it...
Accidental or intentional can rarely be determined with any degree of certainty. Yeah, it can be sometimes, just not very dang often. That's why...
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