Because PCGS said so, and their definition leaves no room for exceptions. [ATTACH]
The Amazons were a Greek mythological creation who were females who preyed on males. (I think)
Abrasive is still abrasive. PCGS’s definition leaves no room for severity
How many ways can you really define “abrasive”? They are not publicly disclosed for the same reason they do not explicitly define...
You all only want PCGS’s words, so I am giving you PCGS’s words. How much more do you want?
I clearly explained to him what signs I saw and tried showing them to him, hoping for an educational encounter. He was having none of it. But...
But PCGS says that coins with any sign of an abrasive cleaning are problem coins, regardless of severity. And their word is the standard, after all...
The most heated response I have ever gotten was from someone with a F-15 draped bust quarter in PCGS plastic which had a harsh scrubbing at least...
Neon purple = QC
Pull your finger away from the surface of the plastic while looking at it at an angle. This will separate the reflections on the plastic and the coin.
What point? That people are trained to blindly trust the TPGs and are fed the misinformation that no straight-graded coins are cleaned?
Given how many collectors talk about the numbers on the slabs, how many dealers say all of their slabbed coins are original, how many collectors...
I think it’s ugly and would not pay much more than melt for it. Plus it’s just bullion that was stored in a poor-quality holder. If someone wants...
Ah yes. I forgot PCI holders were a thing. The color is exactly right for having been in a PCI holder. The dealer wants $600 for it, which is...
Gassed or incompetent? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Because most of the market assumes that every single straight-graded coin is completely problem-free.
The glossy pale gray and the hairlines in the fields are indicative of an old cleaning
Wow this thread has really gone off of the rails...
And this is where we fundamentally diverge. PCGS explicitly states that any damage caused by a cleaning warrants a “no grade” as a “problem...
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