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If I have to wonder if something could be hiding on the coin that the image doesn't show, then I wouldn't say I could grade from that image. Does a proof have hairlines? Are there contact marks hidin… (View Post)

That's a little different from grading based on just an image. Given a coin and a grade, once you get used to the qualities of a seller's pictures, you can make a pretty good judgment call. Given a r… (View Post)

Is the question asking if I can grade from images or "can one grade from images?" Much depends on the image and the coin, as has already been stated. With some images, there is no hope. Wit… (View Post)

The first one has a little bit of Zombucks feel to it at first glance. The second one with the helmeted mermaid holding on to the "oh, s[p]it" handle does nothing for me. Not even close. Th… (View Post)

Me, too, but not from the US Mint. (View Post)