-
Re: Commercial Grading Commentary
Gradeflation? I guess no one here remembers what REAL gradeflation was back before TPGs - the common (and maybe even expected) practice where dealers would buy coins at one grade and sell at another.… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter
If you carefully and sparingly dip a "problem free coin", it will probably "grade just fine". But there's a lot of coins out there in "details" holders where an owner di… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter
Yes it can. Thousands of Details slabs show that. (View Post)2 -
Re: 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter
It looks like its a mostly mark-free full-head (even full b***) specimen, so the damage from the harsh cleaning is especially sad :( (View Post)1 -
Re: Did the Mint actually lose 2c per coin making War Nickels?
That's what I'm wondering. Rounded up about a billion war nickels were made. That means a $20 million loss. That's about $400 million adjusted for inflation. It just seems like a huge hit for a count… (View Post)1