The distinction is between cleaning and harshly cleaning. Some might call the first one conservation. There are some good posts in this...
[IMG] Thats what My eye jumped to right away. I was going to circle it and post it, but you beat me to it. Good job. This looks like more to...
The wear on her face looks ghoulish. :zombie: Other than that, yeah I agree with these other replies, a smacked around circulated sac. Were...
Okay, well maybe Luster was on overreach. ;) Implied luster in the protected areas highlighted by the shift in color and texture. But if you...
I have no idea what's happening. o_O:confused::(:blackeye::hurting::hungover:
Yes, probably true. I wonder OP, are there any large coins shows in your area, where PCGS or NGC will attend and do on-site grading? Where do...
I am not sure if there are reputable dealers in your area, but perhaps you could get them to review the coin. If they think its genuine, have...
This is less popular opinion here, but I like the extra layers of protection that already NGC/PCGS graded coins provide. Especially I think this...
I think your graphic is helpful to people looking for these sorts of errors/ varieties. I've not seen one like this here before. The only thing...
A few areas the OP might want to focus on, help determine the grade. [ATTACH] Also, in terms of the fields, Note the differences between these...
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Surface of that coin looks polished. May be the photos, but I suspect a cleaning. Reverse looks circulated.
Regarding the Kennedy Halves: Unlikely you have one, but keep in eye out the the 1998 Matte special proof. They look very different from both...
To me, they are all "junk silver", and I don't meant that in any derogatory way. It's what many people call circulated and dirty 90% & 40% silver...
Added a new dealer, removed a few with broken links. Thank you everyone for feedback. One of the dealers removed was Freeman & Sear, as the...
Ahh, thanks for the reminder. Thats helps me in my detective work on this coin.
On the reverse of the coin, in the area circled below, the texture appears to me to be different than most other areas of the coin, which have the...
I always liked that token. In fact, I own one and its the only token I've ever purchased. geekpryde by geekpryde posted Dec 21, 2014 at 11:32 PM
I'm perfectly described by your Stage 4: 4. Not adding anything new in years, keeping collection intact;
I notice that baseball card shops tend to also have at least a small section dedicated to Magic the Gathering. I was never in the baseball...
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