CAC's policy is very similar to the policy held by NGC for the first 14 years the company was in business. That being that NGC would not slab any...
The things you already mentioned are the easiest to perform, but you can also do a specific gravity test if you are willing to expend the time and...
How can he tell in 2 seconds ? One word, experience. When you have enough experience you can look at a coin, almost any coin, and correctly grade...
I have no doubt that you do recall such articles Chris. But you have to acknowledge that the MS66 grade didn't even exist until late 1986 when...
You're preaching to the choir on that one. I've been saying that for as long as they (special labels) have existed. But the public obviously...
Mike you can argue the advantage of latex over cotton, or vice versa, if you want. But I believe the risk of dropping coins is much greater and...
Pretty sure that coin was slabbed between 1999 and 2002, but I know of no way to pin down when CAC saw it. Anythings possible, but if it hadn't...
As I told you above, PCGS was grading moderns, post-'64 coins from the day they opened their doors for business in 1896. And yes, some of them...
John, one thing you need to realize is that dealers have two reasons for attending shows - selling at their tables is only one of those reasons....
I have no problem agreeing with you that dealers submit more coins than than collectors do. But collectors are responsible for submitting millions...
I have a hard time agreeing that the 70 grade was ever theoretical since the 70 grade existed long before the TPGs ever came along. Even when the...
There is no simple yes or no answer to your question, it's more complicated than that. First of all each of what you are calling second tier...
Fingerprints on coins are not visible to the naked eye for quite a while. And since 95% or more of all grading is done with the naked eye, it is...
No, they never promised that. PCGS has graded moderns since day one. However, and this is what you are thinking of, NGC had a policy that they...
And profit always has been the major driver Chris, since day one of their existence. But so what ? For some reason a lot of people seem to...
Yeah they might be. Or they might be the very last coins struck in the entire run. And that's the problem with the designation. The only...
You guys do realize you've resurrected a thread that was started when this forum was only 30 days old, from 11 years ago ? Nuttin wrong with...
Yeah maybe. But think about what your comment means when you look at it from a different perspective. NGC and PCGS alone have slabbed over 50...
Since that is what the indictment was for it seems pretty obvious to me that it was.
If you wash your hands before you handle coins you have no oils on your fingers to get on the edges. And don't think that the gloves leave no...
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