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I've been scribbling down + grades in my auction catalogs since 1975. In some cases double pluses ++ if the coin was almost the next grade up. Plus grades or in between grades have been around s… (View Post)

The most striking example of super-conservatively graded ANACS coin I ever ran across was a capped bust $5 gold with the old ANACS paper cert graded XF - planchet flaw. The coin had full booming mint… (View Post)

The TPG's probably would like the idea of a scarlet "C." That way, more coins would get resubmitted to them to remove the C-stigma of that previous holder/cert number. (View Post)

The coin has BIG TIME rub (flat gray areas on high points - especially right leg and knee) and not that much luster remaining in the fields. That's a 45-55 type of coin. No way a 58 or higher. A… (View Post)

To the earlier comment about a 100% buyer's fee....why not 900%? That's even easier to calculate. Just move the decimal place one digit to the left on your bid. So if this is a $1,000 coin,… (View Post)