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<p>[QUOTE="Mark T, post: 866191, member: 20061"]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Lead - the coin is in my safe deposit box .</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The reason I posted the two pictures was because the PCGS picture showed the luster better then my dull picture. It is a nice coin with great eye appeal and nice luster under the tone. The surface of the coin is very smooth for a MS 62 . </font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Notice the coins I brought up for guess the grade were all CAC certified. Forget ANA VS TPG grading standards for a minute and think about this.</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Some people here are calling these CAC certified coins over graded by 5 to 6 grades. That Quarter Eagle AU 53 ??? This coin Au 50 ?? One guy went as far as calling this coin thumbed. This is ridiculous , conservative grading is best but some people here think they can grade better from a photo then John Albanese can with the coin in hand . Their grade assessment holds about as much water as a spaghetti strainer.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mark T, post: 866191, member: 20061"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Lead - the coin is in my safe deposit box .[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The reason I posted the two pictures was because the PCGS picture showed the luster better then my dull picture. It is a nice coin with great eye appeal and nice luster under the tone. The surface of the coin is very smooth for a MS 62 . [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Notice the coins I brought up for guess the grade were all CAC certified. Forget ANA VS TPG grading standards for a minute and think about this.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Some people here are calling these CAC certified coins over graded by 5 to 6 grades. That Quarter Eagle AU 53 ??? This coin Au 50 ?? One guy went as far as calling this coin thumbed. This is ridiculous , conservative grading is best but some people here think they can grade better from a photo then John Albanese can with the coin in hand . Their grade assessment holds about as much water as a spaghetti strainer.[/FONT][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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