This is neither a partial clad error nor post mint damage. It is a copper wash error.
Because you're the uncle, and not the niece !!!
They make their money on volume, and make so little on each that they can ill afford to pay someone to shoot and process photos for them all. At...
I think it is mint state. I see only an absence of toning on the high points, but no discernible wear. You should definitely grade this coin (NGC).
Looks cleaned.
If they're UNCs, save them for established collectors. Circ coins put nice smiles on the faces of waitstaff, and may make collectors out of young...
I'm with RLM & Carboni . . . color looks wrong to me . . . A Details coin, I fear.
Foams tend to outgas chemicals, potentially reactive with your coins, and are not recommended for long term storage.
While I don't place much stock in the prices in PCGS' price guide, I disagree wholeheartedly with you on this one Doug. There are many coins...
Refer back to https://www.cointalk.com/threads/question-about-sms-coins.29477/ . - Mike
I lack sufficient knowledge of each facility's specific capabilities and procedures but, intimately understanding metalworking process and human...
The luster on the obverse is in keeping with a high end AU or a lower end UNC. While there are some luster breaks, they look like normal grazes....
UNC Details, cleaned reverse.
It's a great tool but is only availble to PCGS Registry Memebers, and only aggregates PCGS coins. Hopefully, PCGS will eventually open it up to...
Deduction of scanned coins only works for certified coins, as inventory bar coding for dealer's raw coins is neither practical nor cost effective....
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Hit the nail squarely on the head, you did.
"He said . . . they can send (back) a blank envelope, and we have to take the loss." Such a position taken by eBay, if it's truely their policy,...
In my mind, there's no contest at all between the subject coins. The 1873 is a higher grade coin, is far more original, and has no more surface...
The real solution that eBay should consider stems the subject of your post. They should deny new accounts to habitual offenders.
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