So a coin with a visible scratch can still be considered to be uncirculated, but then if less visible scratches (from wiping) occur the value goes...
These are beautiful coins otherwise, and as I said, I'm a beginner at collecting and was mostly buying them for the historical value. I'd just...
@rodeoclown - thanks, I was addressing the other comment(s) when writing that. :-)
But the one coin with the already visible scratch on it - that would made the coin into AU at best, would it not? What I did is nowhere near what...
@Hobo, so you think they were damaged by me wiping them?
This particular one was not advertised as being MS quality, but as being "brilliant uncirculated." Was $60 too much for this item? The other...
Yes, it's an 1881 Morgan advertised on Amazon marketplace as "uncirculated." Paid $60 for it. When I got it there was a scratch on the reverse side.
So how much damage could this have caused? A full grade? A few points?
Greetings all, I'm new to this site and am also new to coin collecting. I have a possibly silly and/or anal question to present to you guys about...
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