If people want to complain about the way PCGS grades coins, that is fine. If they think that market grading is horrible and wish that the old...
So refreshing to see someone else say this rather than to blindly accept the notion that the TPGs deliberately loosen standards in order to boost...
Die cracks are very common on Peace Dollars. That won't increase the value of the coin.
This is a tough coin to judge from a photograph. The fields are prooflike which always make marks and luster grazes look much worse than they...
Too bad, would have been an interesting bet for sure. My attempt to collect Washington Quarters was very brief. IMO, they are one of the hardest...
What page is that quote from?
It is hard to see the high point friction on the knee with that overexposed and strangely lit photograph, but I would bet that in hand, the...
Wrong again, This is what an AU50 looks like: [IMG] and this is what an AU58 looks like: [IMG] The determination of AU grades relates to both...
I call that coin AU55-58, it has obvious wear in the fields, on the drapery, the torch, the head, etc.
The "gouge" as you call it has nothing to do with the conversation about whether the coin should be AU or MS. If the coin did not have wear, the...
There is obvious friction in the fields of the coin.
With the first leaf between the 1 and 9, it looks like you have a DuVall 1-B there Tom. Nice even wear, very attractive. Every time I tried to...
Wrong, they want this coin graded AU58 [IMG] and they want this coin graded MS66 [IMG] You and Eddie can be slaves to antiquated definitions,...
Perception is reality. If you want to use an absolutely absurd example to make a point, don't be disappointed when it comes off differently than...
The toning looks like standard secondary album toning to me, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm thinking that the photos must be hiding something.
MS63
I have a degree in metallurgy, but I can't tell you much metal loss (in microns) is associated with roll friction or light wear.
Ok Tom, now show me the reverse of that Lafayette Dollar so I can figure out the DuVall Number.
MS65, the coin is pretty clean but PCGS requires excellent luster for the premium gem grades with respect to most series. The muted luster from...
That was awful, had to put Beethoven on just to wash that from my mind!
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