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That would be "Dr. Johnson", having the crack-out cojones of an ace grader and the conservation/doctoring skills needed to produce market-acceptable wholesomeness <3 Easily conceivable a… (View Post)

@Laurie, AKA @specialist, used to have a superb collection. May still. (View Post)

Separating conservation (taking stuff off) from doctoring (putting stuff on", "commems" is simplistic to the tune of 48 different types struck at various mints in various years. A Cali… (View Post)

If anyone can load a picture of HA 1231-5304, it's the Parmelee 1792 Silver Disme (3 known) which @DrDuck, @MrEureka and I bought in a Stacks sale in 2000 at $103,500. Sold by Bob Simpson HA 1/1… (View Post)

Per John Albanese, the damage done to the coin business by over-grading is "orders of magnitude" greater than doctoring. Two orders of magnitude is 100X. Shilling? In major sales, little in… (View Post)