Sorry, I can't tell from those images if it is AU or low grade unc. Have you tried getting more light on it for your pictures?
I don't use cost codes. My inventory is always on the small size, I usually know what my cost is without looking it up and I have a print out, in...
Here is an NGC AU50 for comparison: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It looks AU55 at a minimum, to me.
After seeing this thread, I reported the listing to Ebay. Sometimes they act quickly, other times, slowly and sometimes, not at all.
Believe me, some dealers know their codes get cracked and use them to represent something other than their actual cost.;)
Not all such codes represent cost. They can be wholesale codes, minimum asking prices, etc. And even if they are cost codes, it doesn't mean the...
In order to avoid possible confusion, that type of activity (change of ownership) does not equate with "circulate", as it is commonly used.
Please know that I could be mistaken, but based on the images, it looks fine to me.
It looks like a nice original example to me - I don't see any cleaning, just some darker color in the protected areas, as I would expect. Had it...
Sorry, I must disagree. But only because his name is Doug Winter, not Winters. For some reason, that is a common mistake. ;)
While grading often involves subjectivity and standards which are not clearly defined, in the case of circulated coins, there often is a single...
It looks genuine to me, as well.
If it's been cleaned, I can't tell it from the images. But, either way, I sure wouldn't buy an uncertified coin in that price range off of Ebay.
Based on that information, it sounds like auction would be the best way to go.
You make sound points, and I certainly don't want other forms of doctoring to be looked upon as acceptable. But I don't want to give a free pass...
In addition to that, Doug makes a habit of including excellent, very well written, informative blogs on his site. I am at a loss as to the...
When you offer a coin for sale, you should be prepared to quote a price, not ask for an offer. And if you don't have a pretty darned good idrea as...
Doug, I guess it's just a matter of semantics. But I look at it as dipping being an acceptable form of coin doctoring, as opposed to the other...
What judicial rulings are you referring to? I know of none on the subject of dipping, as it relates to coin doctoring. Sure, not every coin...
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