I take those type of photos too. I also have "dead on" shots, that show no luster, which make the coin look worse than it is. Here is an example....
I was a collector in the 1960s. There was a bill in Congress, the Bible Bill, (Bible was the name of a Nevada Senator) which would have given the...
Sorry, but it looks like NGC is now also in the “glamor shots” business, like PCGS which has its “True View” pictures, which are anything but...
There is no such thing as a red, well circulated coin unless it’s been cleaned and therefore can’t be given a straight grade. I can’t understand...
When I consigned two Confederate notes for grading, I was told my membership had expired in 2016. They told me that was okay because I had an ANA...
Here is genuine 1872 Seated Dollar with the Motto. This one did not get a straight grade from a third party grader because it was said to have...
Mint State but the scratches, especially the one on Jefferson’s forehead probably limits it to MS-62. These coins have to sing and dance to be...
Since the pandemic, it seems that just about every coin is obsolete, including the quarter, which used to be the workhorse. Everything seems to be...
I hope the mint continues to make the cent for Proof and Mint sets as it has done for the Kennedy Half Dollar and other coins. The cent has...
Almost all Proof coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, with no mint marks, until 1968. Therefore having no mint mark is the norm for this...
That’s worst counterfeit Seated Dollar I have seen. It needs to have “In God we trust” above the eagle on the reverse, and all of the design...
I don't know what all of carping about "market grading" is about. I started to learn to grade from the old Brown and Dunn line drawing books when...
I had to buy an NGC membership to get a couple of Confederate notes graded. It looks like that offer has been gone for while. Grading fees are...
I have to confess that I have never been a fan of the Blue Book. I really don't care for them and have never collected them.
The way the mint operates these days, they don't give anything away for "free." Their prices are higher than ever. What they have done with the...
The bright spot under "E Pluribus Unum" is not a good sign. An abrasive was used to remove the toning. Also there is a "halo" around the top stars...
The top one is an NGC MS-61. I bought that when I was dealer from another dealer and decided to hang on to it. The bottom one is a PCGS MS-64,...
This one is graded PCGS MS-64. [ATTACH] This one is an NGC MS-65. [ATTACH]
Here are two more. Which one do you think grades higher? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one should be graded MS-64, Brown, not MS-63. If it were an MS-64, I might not lose money on it if I were to sell it. [ATTACH] This 1835...
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