NGC has got a new 10 point grading scale for coins that is a direct transformation of the Sheldon scale to a 10 point system. Read about it here:...
Ok count me in
Ha it's a good question. I would assume so, but I personally don't care for the reeded edge varieties.
It's not better than a 45. That's top of the line for this coin. You could try resubmitting. I would definitely do variety attribution as well on...
Really that's amazing. I'm familiar with the Spanish colonials through early Mexico, and I know how difficult a feat it is to assemble a type set...
It depends on what you collect. All around, NGC is the best option if you're only going to pick one TPG. PCGS is better or on par with NGC for...
I was worried when I didn't see them at Whitman, but their table was still reserved. He told me they had been cutting back on travel for shows...
There's nothing wrong with this. This PCGS slab is from around the early 2000s back when they graded SMS coins as MS. PCGS didn't make the switch...
Thank you. This has been one of my areas of major focus over the past six years or so.
You can safely conserve any coin. It may just not be effective at improving eye appeal. Anyway you're missing the point of what I'm saying. Are...
Thanks, and those are definitely two of my favorites in this set.
Though it will always be a work in progress, I finally finished putting together an updated custom set in the NGC Registry for my Hungarian...
It's complicated. I have given presentations in person on the history of coin conservation and the general techniques involved and why they work,...
I try not to use E*Z*est. I do use it in some situations, but it can diminish the luster even if you accomplish what you wanted to do. I try...
Found some additional pics to illustrate another point. Not everything can be improved all the way. For example this one coin in the batch I did:...
I find haze on silver proofs to be one of the most consistently removable surface conditions. If it's got the right "look" you can remove it. I've...
Regarding the Walker, I think the eye appeal could be improved some with conservation, and if it was my coin I would attempt it myself. The...
NCS does good work, but the results can vary depending on the coin. Quite a bit of that has to do with them conserving any coin for which...
Canada 20 Cents 1858 One year type, and one of the last holes I had between my Whitman small types & large types albums. [ATTACH]
Hungary 1929BP AR 5 Pengo (1929) Szent Laszlo Pattern PE6 NGC PF67 UCAM Restruck by Artex in 1964 - 304 pieces [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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