I can show you some references, try reading what you find at the following link. Oh, and by the way, there are still those who object to it today....
Ahhh - so I'm being arrogant by stating something that is true. Well, if that's the case then I guess I am arrogant. I freely admit that the...
There is one thing that has not been brought up in this thread. And for those that don't know what copper spots look like, it could be confusing....
No, not somtimes. They do it all the time. What you have to always remember is that nobody, and I mean nobody, not the TPG graders, not the...
None of the links so far posted list all the mint marks. In fact the only one that even list any of them is the Mel Fisher site and it only lists...
Possibly, but if I was a bettin man, and I am, I'd bet it was clipped.
Sorry Mike, but the establishment clause says absolutely nothing about the separation of church and state. That is merely your personal...
And, as picky as the TPGs are being about toning now a days, if it was AT, they wouldn't have been slabbed. And all coins on Teletrade are slabbed.
That is exactly why, which is evidenced by the opposite sides of the two coins being toned.
Don't misunderstand, there have been no grading standards published since 1987 that were not based on market grading. Even the ANA uses market...
It depends on the coin. For some half of the luster must be present for XF45, partial for XF40. For others, partial for XF45 and traces for XF40....
I haven't seen one in more years than I can remember, but they used to have them for all of the coins. The ones for the dimes were a booger to get...
Surprisingly, even going by the published TPG standards - they should grade lower.
Pretty sure you can find just about all of them in the Krause catalogs.
The link is my name, same for all members. Yes, any member's albums are accessed from their Profile page. Once there, scroll about half way down....
Don't think so. More than likely due to an old style of coin album/folder that had small tabs at the top and bottom to keep the coin in the hole.
No, you didn't misunderstand at all. But I did misspeak - which I corrected in Post #168 - http://www.cointalk.com/t101377-4/#post857011 The...
Problem is - much of the time it should grade lower :whistle:
By ANA standards most of the coins require at last half of the luster be present to be worthy of the AU 50-53 grades. For AU55 and better, three...
Yes, that is quite true more often than not. But that is because the Grey Sheet list wholsale prices - not retail prices. Some dealers will sell...
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