You make valid points Doug. My point was more along the idea that this - http://www.coinweek.com/ - and others like it, can in no way be...
Richie PCGS will slab AT coins, in Genuine slabs. So the slab itself provides no indication.
To me chopmarks are nothing more than one of the many forms of damage that can be done to a coin. No different than graffiti for example. But if...
Forget about opinions, fact is they all could be AT or they all could be NT - or anyplace in between those extremes. And nobody can ever tell you...
I don't know about the rest of you but I think there is just a huge difference between a blog and a web site. Web sites may contain articles...
The "sniffer" does not detect coin dip. And even it did, coins would not be rejected because of it. On top of that the "sniffer" isn't even used...
Dave you seem to think that I am the one who came up with the idea that TPGs over-grade coins. Not sure why that is, but it is most definitely not...
There's no guarantee that anyone did. It's quite possible that the toning was completely natural.
I know, but the point I was trying to make was this. That just to get the slab you want to collect, you're going to have to pay $1450-$1500, maybe...
Anybody who has the machinery can package coins like that. For that matter any small items can be packaged like that, and often are. But what you...
Oh I know that's what you've seen, there is no doubt of it. But that is because plastic buyers far, far, outnumber coin buyers. But just because...
There are many things that can cause hairlines on a coin other than harsh cleaning. But my guess is your coin has definitely been harshly cleaned....
Yeah, but how much more ? I mean what is the slab label worth ? $50 - $100, if that ?
Only plastic buyers do that. People that actually know coins, do not.
Chris I don't know where you ever got the idea that wear is the worst damage that can occur to a coin. There are lots and lots of coins with MS...
It's been explained many times over the years, I've explained it myself half a dozen times or so. But back to your other question. Coin to coin...
That's because a whole lot of postal clerks don't understand the difference between the coins you carry around in your pocket and those in their...
And nobody is denying that. The only thing being denied is by you, the TPGs, and others who agree with them, that wear caused by this or that is...
No Dave I can't prove it, no more than you or anybody else can. The point is that is just plain wrong to claim that wear from this cause or that...
Dave, the universal truth that I was talking about is that before anybody can believe anything, they first have to be willing to believe it, even...
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