Exactly. Given how many times PCGS has not stolen submitted coins or mixed coins between submissions, I’m going to err on the side of the owner...
Now how does one prove this was not a bait-and-switch on part of the sender? There is no way to prove that the raw coin pictured is the one sent in.
Even though the value has been steadily increasing
Or feed a few poor
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I just picked the first three. I didn’t really search for them. The purpose of the 3 randomly-chosen examples was to show that the FEC was not...
Looks like a contemporary portrait of @GDJMSP from 400 years ago
Genuine examples were well-filed so that most don’t have the casting flash. Some do though when quality-control was lax, but for the bottom 2...
Was it extensively corroded or otherwise majorly damaged?
And both are less severe than on the FEC. Changing the angle of the scratch changed everything. Comparing the slab shots side-by-side, the width...
Okay. Fine. But a very-noticeable scratch that is over half the diameter of the coin? That’s really pushing my suspense of disbelief. Apparently...
Are you too afraid to explain yourself?
It appears tgat most of the stained glass windows have indeed survived. [ATTACH]
I saw some of the early photos of the interior. The roof collapse merely fell onto the stone ceiling, which broke through in just a few places. A...
The news just broke around an hour ago. It is very saddening, especially since I never got to visit. :(...
And Chinese cash!!! These cost me around 50¢ each, and they are all authentic, 2000-year-old coins. [ATTACH]
And if left untreated, permanent damage would ensue. I don’t think you actually believe the first coin is preferable.
Which would you rather have? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1945 PDS wheat cents. I don’t have them any longer. :(
That’s why I am very careful to not call them a scam. A rip-off? Sure. But they are not a scam.
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