I'm aware of the striking process. I simply pointed out the obvious on the coin in question.
Weak strike or not, that coin is a perfect example of how screwed up the current 70 point numerical grading system is. In order to be a 64 it...
Your first purchases should be BOOKS! The RED BOOK, Travers' SURVIVAL MANUAL, and a book on whatever series you might be interested in. The...
And here I thought I was looking at the larger picture. When I find that an organizations actions are not consistant with their stated policies,...
What PNG did was not an experiment nor a real survey. It was an attempt to promote their favored comrades. I'm unclear as to why you even brought...
With regard to the Mickley 1804 Dollar, Breen graded it XF-AU poorly cleaned. Bowers graded it AU50. Bressett and Newman graded it "very nearly...
Cladking, I understand the concept of market grading as it forms a significant part of my distain for the alleged professional grading services....
If you are referring to me, GDJMSP, let me set the record straight. The reason I KNOW that "grading is so inconsistent" is because the results of...
Interesting, Cladking. In the latest edition of COIN WORLD, Bowers states that "As there is very little visual difference between MS65 and...
What I find interesting about this discussion is that many assume that the coin actually grades 67! History has shown in every single grading...
BTW, to my knowledge, they didn't keep population reports, but don't bet the farm on that information.
DJCoinz, I'm familiar with those slabs. My 1901S Quarter is in one of them. Unfortunately, I can't provide a picture as I gave my collection to...
The 1806 is a B6.
The ANA started using slabs in 1989 and the operation was sold to Amos Press on August 1st 1990.
I feel your pain Bonedigger. My son sideswiped a car while riding a motorcycle. Spent a week in the hospital. Hope everything turns out well for...
It had "absolutely nothing to do with the grading of coins that PCGS was doing. It had only to do with advertising." Part of that bogus...
Gee, I thought I did present those points. I stated that Abe created that system FOR the ANA and I made reference to the fact that others...
Dr Sheldon's "70 point grading scale" was for early Large Cents from 1793 through 1814 only. Abe Kosoff used the 70 numbers and expanded it to the...
While I disagree completely as to why the tpg's came into existance, I'd like to back up a little to present the entire picture. The 70 point...
Anything over a certain thickness ( I believe it's 1/4 inch) is NOT supposed to be sent through those automatic sorting/cancelling machines. The...
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