In my opinion, these beautifully toned Roosevelt dimes received low grades, MS-63 for the 1946-D and MS-62 for the 1947-D. You can go to the certifications and expand, and you’ll see more small marks on the cheek of the 1946-D than on the cheek of the 1947-D, which got the lower of the two grade. […]
Testing the PCGS Restoration Service
This is one of my most expensive coins, in an old green holder tucked in my bank box, with surfaces that might justify a few higher points on the Sheldon 70-point scale. But it has unsightly toning, justifying the MS-61 grade. The eye appeal is substandard. Here’s the upside, however: If a lightly worn key date […]
Crossover crack-outs at NGC
The photo above constitutes the gist of this post concerning cracking out coins and submitting them to NGC, to see what difference, if any, a world-class holdering company assigns to coins in lower-level slabs. NGC is one of the top companies because of its consistent grading standards. I admire this company for many reasons, especially […]
How do late ANACS slabs stack up with modern PCGS?
Viewers of Coingrader Capsule know we test modern holdering companies, especially against the widely held half-truth / half-myth that early graders were more conservative than those of today. You can view several posts about that in Coin Update. Here’s one of the first that I did in 2011, titled “Old Green Holders” [ain’t what they […]
Grading Capped Bust half dollars
Grading Capped Bust half dollars is a challenge, especially to new hobbyists unaccustomed to the series, which ran from 1807 to 1839 and which continues to be popular because many of the dates are affordable and come with a large selection of die varieties (including overdate strikes). We’ll save overdates for a future column. This […]
ANA Road Show to exhibit numismatic rarities in Las Vegas
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) Road Show will make its next stop at the Las Vegas Numismatic Society Diamond Jubilee Coin Show, May 18–20, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, located at 3000 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. The ANA Road Show gives members and collectors around the country an opportunity to […]
ANA School of Numismatics Offers Seminars in Florida and Georgia
The School of Numismatics of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) is offering a pair of educational courses—“Coin Grading, Problem Coins, and Conservation” and “Numismatics of Colonial America”—prior to the Orlando National Money Show (NMS), March 7–8, 2017. The coin and money show begins March 9 at the Orange County Convention Center, located at 9800 International […]
NGC/NCS Announce “Customer-Friendly” Fee Structure
Each year about this time the main holdering companies announce changes to fee structures, typically trying to hold the line for hobbyists while ensuring their own bottom line. Last year, for instance, PCGS announced a “Gift to the Hobby,” ending the annual $149 subscription fee to www.PCGSCoinFacts.com. This year, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Numismatic […]
Computerized Coin Grading: “The Machine” Goes Mining
The following is a re-post of a December 8 piece on TheCoinBlog.net. Author Kendall Bailey kindly consented to our using it here, for followers of his “Computerized Grading“ series. It has been slightly edited to conform to Coin Update’s house style. What Is Coin Mining? Google “coin mining” and you’re going to see page after page of […]
Computerized Coin Grading: Postscript on “The Machine”
Bringing #innovation to the #numismatic industry. We’ll be revealing more on some other things we’re up to. #growthhacking away! Questions? pic.twitter.com/gN0tPTbvtn — Tim Rathjen (@SandCTim) November 23, 2016 The following is a re-post of a November 27 piece on TheCoinBlog.net. Author Kendall Bailey kindly consented to our using it here, for followers of his “Computerized […]
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