1906 Barber Dime

F-15

Yes, took a look at the Photo-grade again. Too much "LIBERTY" to be fine.

I don't consider the lettering to be weak but visible. The picture may not be visible to some. If you go to PCGS photograde, the letters match the VF coins. I think that without a picture, the description really doesn't mean much since it does not specifically what defines weak. I think the issue I see about people commonly under-grading coins is that you are using words not a picture to go with them. Weak is a subjective term. I think this coin is VF, at least by PCGS standards. I can agree just to disagree, use a picture rather than just words.

Buddy, if anything, I think people on here are generous and tend to overgrade coins. Seems like in every "guess the grade" thread I read where people try to guess the graded of an already graded coin, most of the guesses are of a higher grade than what the coin actually got.

I will say, though, that people do go a little overboard by trying to say that pretty much every coin is cleaned.

I would say F-15. That's a great Barber dime!

I agree, I see this a lot in forums. The reason is that cleaning detection is hard to do and people will use reasons that could occur some other way like being carried in a pocket.

I am basing this on the "you verse TPG threads". People have a tendency to under-guess. Of course grading is subject. I usually need some sort of visual example along with a description to give a best guess on what the grade is although grading is subjective. I looked through the PCGS photograde it the "LIBERTY" matches the VF coins and that is what I consider this. From what I hear though, grading standards use to be more conservative than they are today, perhaps that is why many tend to under-guess graded coins. Doesn't matter that much, tend to always keep full "liberty" Barbers for myself found in lots as oppose to selling them.

VF-20, and I am a VERY conservative grader.