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My two most recent submissions the pics were available about two days afterwards. Ready before the coins arrived in my mail. (View Post)

The half dime would maybe get a QC. The others look market acceptable, from the photos. This type of type of secondary rim toning is pretty common. Don't try to determine "natural" vs "… (View Post)

Many slabs, especially older ones, are not air tight. So, the answer is, yes it's possible. You also have to consider the possibility of whether the coin had any foreign substance on it when slabbed,… (View Post)

I think this question has been answered, as this post is at almost 5 pages already. People care! :D But, in more seriousness, modern grading is a consensus exercise. Having a second opinion from an e… (View Post)

I thought this was pretty neat. Just got back two matching 1873 open 3 half dollars from grading. A scarce variety for the year, the 1873 open 3 (no arrows) has a low survival rate. Less than 50 piec… (View Post)