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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2321671, member: 24314"]In total agreement red/brown. I the old days, coins were red, brown, and if there was ANY trace of red: red brown. Really easy, hardly any disagreement between collectors. Decades ago, due to a coins value, TPGS's adopted % of red remaining to be red brown or red. Now everyone can argue sooner or later. Coin #1 is great example. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't remember the % red used by each TPGS as I don't collect copper anymore (always spotting). I do know that ICG uses brown-red (BR) on their label in addition to the other three color "qualifiers."</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not give a coin with carbon spots 66 either BUT there are four more grade levels from 66.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2321671, member: 24314"]In total agreement red/brown. I the old days, coins were red, brown, and if there was ANY trace of red: red brown. Really easy, hardly any disagreement between collectors. Decades ago, due to a coins value, TPGS's adopted % of red remaining to be red brown or red. Now everyone can argue sooner or later. Coin #1 is great example. I don't remember the % red used by each TPGS as I don't collect copper anymore (always spotting). I do know that ICG uses brown-red (BR) on their label in addition to the other three color "qualifiers." I would not give a coin with carbon spots 66 either BUT there are four more grade levels from 66.[/QUOTE]
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