I have just looked at it under a loupe, and I see the whole 7. The third digit is high, which lead me to isolate it as S-179. The reverse matches....
I have raised the alarm to some contacts in the ACTF
Maybe S-168, S-169, S-170, S-171, S-173, S-176, or S-179. I concur it isn’t S-145
The 1 is way too far from the hair to be 1800, and the second digit looks like a clear 7
That’s not toning. That’s environmental encrustation.
The certainly don’t use that identification internally. Their grades upon resubmission are still inconsistent
I have the same complaints
But at least these fake slabs are not an epidemic, amirite?
Okay, that looks much nicer. Solid MS. My bad, I thought I was looking at a half dime.
My two latest sales on eBay both resulted in non-payment cases filed against the buyer. I hate people
They actually care a whole lot
I see no wear on the reverse, and no flattening on the obverse, so we have an MS baseline. There is some apparent luster, but much of it is hidden...
Some recent buys: Probably an S-208, but it looks like there is an overdate. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] S-195? Looks like an unrecorded reverse die...
Frustration, as I have explained via PM. I won’t explain in greater depth here to avoid further bickering
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You are deluding yourself
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my take on it was rub from an album slide or envelope. The patina was affected, but I saw no flattening of the metal
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