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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4529944, member: 24314&quot;]mynamespat, posted:&nbsp; &quot;Always look at capped bust half dollars in ICG slabs.&nbsp; Apparently their standards are very different from &quot;any dealer in the country&quot; and every collector on this forum.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This is great advice from a numismatic genius who apparently <b>just</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> figured out what&#039;s been going on for decades IN ALL COIN SERIES.&nbsp; Everyone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> knows that the top two services <b><i><span style="color: #660000">tend </span></i></b>to be a little loose overall.&nbsp; Ever since the 1990&#039;s a knowledgeable grader could buy coins from one of the strict services and get an upgrade.&nbsp; When I worked at PCI, dealers would show me all the PCI &quot;detailed&quot; coins they got straight graded by the big two.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, have you ever heard of the &quot;Crackout Game&quot; between PCGS and NGC?&nbsp; it exists because the <b><span style="color: #b30000">opinion</span></b> of an examiner depends on a lot of factors.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I wrote above, the OP&#039;s coin is one that can be &quot;pushed&quot; into the next grade when it is sold commercially.&nbsp; Statements befitting a coin as this are: &quot;You&#039;ll never be able to buy that at a Fine price.&quot;&nbsp; Or, &quot;I&#039;ll buy all the &quot;Fines&quot; you can get me that look like this.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, those statements <b><span style="color: #663300">AND <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie91" alt=":stinkyfeet:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </span></b>do not automatically make it a VF. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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