It still isn’t problem-free; it’s just not condemned to have unacceptable damage. This argument is completely dependent of PCGS’s definition of...
Your type set never ceases to impress
Which one(s) are you eyeing.
I’ll add that if you are unfamiliar with the type, you are best to avoid trying to buy it on eBay
In contrast, here is the “no-grade” criteria for sratches and other damage. Both say that they are dpendent on the severity, not that the presence...
PCGS also says they won’t grade coins with any sign of an abrasive cleaning. This is the section of their website which lists the “problems” that...
I doubt it. It is a key date after all
Before disregarding the information based on who posted it, try reading it.
As long as it is not completely overlit (drowns out luster) or completely underlit (no light to reflect the luster), there are enough clues which...
I could not bring myself to sell her
It still is my coin. Every coin I have posted in this thread was owned by me at one point or another.
I was a small dealer for 2 years, and it was an utmost educational experience. Believe it or not, one of the major things I learned was how to...
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Talk about arrogance... I can talk with dealers. I can learn from numismatic educators. I can go to shows and look at slabbed $$$$$ coins. I can...
I figured you would go the route of the circumlocuted definition rather than the explicit one.
A couple years ago when I could finally afford to start sending stuff off.
So I am not totally in left-field for having the same view that a collector with far more experience has. And that’s what PCGS wants people to think.
21, but that’s irrelevant.
That does not define the term “problem-free”
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