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I'd concur; the backwards-image is disconcerting. If that side of the coin really is backwards, then I'd lean towards counterfeit. If it's an inverted image, then the low weight could … (View Post)

There are certain counterfeits that the numismatic community regard as "legitimate collectables" in their own right, and are prepared to pay a premium above what they'd pay for a garde… (View Post)

I would agree that I doubt there would have been a conscious decision to "lift their game". - It would imply that all their earlier grading, up until that point, was somehow deficient. - It… (View Post)

Sorry, but you will have to put me as well into the "don't like toned coins" camp. Perhaps it's my chemistry background, but I cannot look at an extremely toned coin and help but … (View Post)

I would think there's a philosophical point at play here. NGC and PCGS both believe that they and they alone, or perhaps the two of them collegiately if they're in a generous mood, are the … (View Post)