Yes. Exactly. You got my vote for best answer.
A grade that exists for the purpose of assigning a grade is like a self-licking ice cream cone. A numerical value representing quality is the...
Not only is the purpose of grading a collectible to determine market value, but determining value is the original intent of the Sheldon scale! If...
The Newman Numismatic Portal Dictionary (https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/dictionary) defines a pattern as a coin which has not been approved for...
You didn't answer my question. My question was not one asking you if you knew the difference between very light high point rub and a hit. My...
Very interesting reply. Why is it so important to you to distinguish between a faint whisp or high point rub versus a hit, to the detriment of...
Why can't evolving standards be a mix of TPG innovation and market desires? I grew up in a family with a collection going back three generations,...
Let's be real here. The ANA hasn't been keeping up with updating the grading standards, and they're not going to. That's on them. The TPGs are...
Ok I will try. How about this? I don't disagree with you. Wear is a type of damage (to be clear - I'm not using the numismatic meaning of damage...
I've been working on my Hungarian modern type set lately. As far as modern patterns, I have a few nice examples of Soviet-era Hungarian patterns...
The above sums up what I've been saying nicely. Grading is not directly about identifying whether or not a coin is mint state or what the state...
Where did I say that or anything like it? I had one example that was a thought exercise (look it up). But you keep ignoring my actual points here....
I didn't say wear wasn't different. I said it wasn't special. Other collectibles markets don't distinguish between wear and tear. It's all just...
I take offense at being called misinformed. I know how to grade. I'm using the term mint state above, not as the numismatic definition (since we...
The stamps from WWI era look totally different. This style of stamp originated in the early 1950s.
1963 60 fillér stamp
That's a cool piece.
My way of thinking is rather in line with ancients collectors and quite a significant number of collectors who don't give a hoot about third party...
You make a very interesting point. It is relative. I find the Hungarian aluminum issues to be beautiful and very underappreciated. Some of the...
I hope you're right, but I suspect with high end US moderns, you may have to wait 50+ years to see much of a profit. I've been working on a...
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