What a hypocrite. You're doing the same thing.
Then quit busting my balls. I grade technically, not market(ly!). It saves me money in the long run.
Call them.
NGC only grades the GSA coins submitted to them. They did not grade the hoard.
Sure. I'm the only one in the world that says the difference between AU and UNC is a break in the luster. I guess Brown & Dunn, Photograde and...
I don't know if they are bagmarks or not, I don't have the coin in my hand. You said "I see lots of bag marks, but I also see readily apparent...
If the luster is broken, yes.
Those are bagmarks, not wear.
Bagmarks are not wear, and they do not have the same appearance as wear.
The reason for wear doesn't matter. If a coin has wear, it's not UNC. Unless you're market grading.
Never ever never EVER reach into a dealer's case unless they tell you to. I don't do it even if they tell me it's ok. I let them take it out of...
Thank you for your kind words. Tell us how you really feel. Now, to REPEAT something I said earlier in this thread, this is just what I see in...
I do. One day I'll own one.
At the very least, this coin has been thumbed.
Short answer: it wouldn't be cost-effective. Long answer: I don't have the knowledge to give a long answer. If it were up to me, the following...
Yep, short for the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause Publications.
Krause doesn't have them, sorry.
I don't see it. Can you somehow outline or highlight what you're seeing?
I'm not extremely familiar with the series, but I am quite comfortable with grading in general. The dark color on all the high points to me says...
To me it sounds like this "dealer" doesn't know his backside from a post hole; also like his intelligence level is on the south side of 'E'.
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