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This coin was pre-Soviet era, as you pointed out, and it is a non-circulating commemorative. There were no circulating silver coins issued in...
However you want to slice it, the quality of a PCGS world coin in an MS64 or higher holder is almost always equivalent to the quality of a coin...
PCGS has been grading world coins significantly longer than I have, and yet I don't inflate my grades above 63.
Nah, I'm not nitpicking on these. I'm talking about obviously overgraded coins. I primarily buy world coins, so I see these all the time with...
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If I sell a 64 and it's in a 66 holder, I'm going to sell it as a 64. The holder doesn't change what the coin is. I don't keep coins in overgraded...
False. I've done this literally dozens of times; any time I thought a coin was distractingly overgraded in the holder. A coin that I intend to...
It doesn't contradict it at all. You're saying the lack of metal in that part of the planchet, when struck, is the source of the Blakesley effect....
Ah, but the problem with that view is that you're saying the opinion of the grade is always correct. I can assure you it is not. If you give...
Something hardly touched on here is that an across the board percentage of over graded TPG coins does not reflect the reality. For example, old...
For moderns, I use a dealer. It's too difficult to grade from pictures for moderns, where one or two points can make a huge difference. Placing an...
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