well, it's a good thing that I don't live or die by what you say, @Insider. My opinions are what I stated, I am entitled, and your judgment is...
The definition lies with the TPG. NGC has a different set of criteria than PCGS, as does ANACS. PCGS publishes their own grading standards. There...
Not due to something on the die, but rather a bit of laser-etched frost that was missing from the die. IMHO, and this is ONLY my opinion, this...
all I want to know is... was the pizza any good, afox?
Topcat Coin posted a link to that same article on page 1 of this thread
I will echo saltysam in that my wife doesn't enjoy the hobby, but she loves me and when she sees what the hobby does for me, she supports it with...
I can't wait for a few of the regular "experts" to come and enlighten us all as to which are which and how they can easily tell the difference.
I have made my guesses. I PMed them to you Ken.
shhhhhhh!!! You'll ruin the secret, Kirk!!!
congrats, Mike!
65
Your coin is not one of the matte finish nickels. It is a regular circulation strike coin and worth only 5 cents
Richie, I think that the rim ding should either: No Grade the coin, or Details grade the coin. The fact that they downgraded it for damage...
to answer the OPs question: Not even close to a 3 leg.
MS-67 FS Improperly Annealed
What you say is wiser than you know. I believe that there is a bubble of sorts and when it goes, a lot of wealth is going to evaporate
looks like a 64 to me. Too many dings and marks, but due to the title of this thread I am thinking it got a 66 or a 67.
It's an altered 1908-S
Were you able to pick it out? How did the experiment play out?
I think the best clue lies in the metal content. You find out what a real one was made of, and how close this counterfeit is to the real thing....
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