new eBay creative grade: "Near Problem Free"...

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by -jeffB, Apr 17, 2016.

  1. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

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  3. Brett_in_Sacto

    Brett_in_Sacto Well-Known Member

    Call it ignorance, but what are you laughing at?

    First, I think that coin looks cast or at least very well worn - which wouldn't make sense looking at the denticles. There's definite cleaning showing on the obverse in the field.

    Someone please 'splain?
     
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  4. KoinJester

    KoinJester Well-Known Member

    Problem free with a big ol gouge in the reverse, and harsh cleaning
     
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  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    The term Near Problem Free is funny to me.
     
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  6. KSorbo

    KSorbo Well-Known Member

    So if a coin has a hole in it that covers 3 percent of the surface but has no other problems, do we then call it "97% problem free"? Or what about cleaning? If a coin has 99% of its metal remaining after being scrubbed with an SOS pad, is it 99% problem free?
     
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  7. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    That pretty much covers it from my point of view.

    Bingo! I should've billed that holed trade dollar I sold as "95% problem free" -- after all, the hole couldn't have accounted for more than a few percent of the total surface area or weight, and the words "Buffington Thanksgiving" scratched into the obverse used really thin strokes, each of which covered hardly any area at all...
     
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  8. Brett_in_Sacto

    Brett_in_Sacto Well-Known Member

    Got it now... Kinda like the $20,000 gold and 2 carat diamond necklace that I have which is 98% complete by weight (except for the diamond).
     
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  9. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    And, whenever I see the term "original surfaces", I remind myself that "original" can also mean "newly created" or "fresh, different".
     
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  10. jester3681

    jester3681 Exonumia Enthusiast

    When we had our kids, at first my wife was nearly pregnancy free. Then she was a mix of pregnant and non pregnant. Then, is was nearly fully pregnant. Finally, she was not pregnant with evidence of an older pregnancy.

    *mumbles under breath* You're either pregnant, or not pregnant...
     
  11. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    Not according to the reincarnated Einstein named Rex Ryan.... ;)
     
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  12. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Right here....... rofl.gif

    Skid marks.
     
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