Category Archives: Kyle Knapp

From the PCGS Grading Room: Contemporary Imitations, Numismatic Restrikes, & Fantasies

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… Much of the work of a professional authenticator involves verifying that the coin, token, or medal being examined is genuine. In most cases, “genuine” means roughly that a piece was struck at or originated from the sovereign mint or private entity whose name it bears. However, there are […]

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From the PCGS Grading Room: Which Coins Are Real?

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… Among the first questions most often received upon proudly informing an unfortunate dinner partner that one is a numismatic authenticator is, understandably, “So, how do you know which coins are real?” While it is tempting to dodge such inquiries with some form of vaguely condescending quip about how […]

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From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Surface Smoothing and Other Metal Mischief

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]

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From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Surface Smoothing and Other Metal Mischief

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]

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From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Surface Smoothing and Other Metal Mischief

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]

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Rainbow-Toned Morgan Dollars

By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… An 1881-S Morgan Dollar graded PCGS MS67+ and bearing a price guide value of $1,100 realized $19,387 USD. A PCGS MS65 1885-O in MS65 with a price guide listing of $250 brought $8,812.50. It’s not inflation! The drama of the prices at the last Central States Numismatic Society […]

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From the PCGS Coin Grading Room: Distribution, Condition Census and Provenance

By Kyle Knapp for PCGS …… Any introduction to coin grading begins with broad, theoretical descriptions of each grade category: mostly full rims for “Good”, generally complete lettering for “Fine”, and so on. However, as one gains experience or begins to specialize, more issue-specific lenses are required for meaningful interpretation of the numeric grade assigned […]

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Horses and Torses: Collecting New Jersey Coppers as Illustrated by the E Pluribus Unum Collection

By Kyle Knapp for PCGS …… The Stack’s Bowers Galleries sale of the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers in Baltimore in November 2019 offered collectors the rare opportunity to examine a cabinet carefully assembled and improved upon for years by a dedicated specialist of the series. As on many such occasions, new […]

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