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I suspect that using 10X you would see that the left side is split but better attached to the coin. The toning developed the way it did because of that. Remember, everything I write is an opinion. ;) (View Post)

Close. ;) Better?? "Technical” grading involves a measurement of the ACTUAL amount of wear on the surface of a coin. If a coin has a weak strike but no wear, it is MS PERIOD (MS, weakly struck)!… (View Post)

The two major authentications services started assigning grades for the public long before a group of dealers came together to start PCGS. I believe Rick Montgomery was hired away from the second gra… (View Post)

@Rexford posted: "...but in my view it is clear that the distinction between AU and MS is generally more, not less, technical than it used to be, and that often coins that were called AU in the … (View Post)

@Rexford Thanks for a fast response. I don't have time to read this thread and reply yet but this statement **derailed **any desire to read further until later. It is all I need to read to form an op… (View Post)