To the contrary. I think this is one of the few venues where you could have a discussion of this without having it veer into divisive politics.
A little less abused than I do now, four years later. :sorry:
As always, I'm deeply grateful for CoinTalk's no-politics rule, keeping me out of trouble once again. :rolleyes:
But what is that image? :eek: :nailbiting:
...aaaand now it's been bumped. Let's see some first-time posters! :woot:
I don't think the quarter's to blame here.
Depends completely on what he can sell for, doesn't it?
I see halos around the devices, and no sign of luster. May be uncirculated details, but it's been improperly cleaned/polished.
It might be uncirculated details -- I don't see any obvious wear -- but I think between the obverse scratches and stains it wouldn't straight-grade.
If a random blog post, excuse me, "news article" trumps the United States Code section specifying coin weight tolerances, I guess we're done here....
Gene? Is that you?
A 1964 quarter's weight is 6.25 grams with a TOLERANCE of +/- .194 grams. Your quarter is only .05g overweight. It's well within tolerance.
I see high-point flatness, but I'm not sure I see wear. I'll go with 62, and stay tuned to learn more.
Of course the seller relisted them -- it's free! Gotta keep that AMAZING SELECTION well-populated...
That it could. Or it could drop below $12 in a global industrial slow-down. Or it could go back into the 20's because of a falling dollar, which...
Those are encouraging signs. At least it's not just saying everything's a good coin. :)
If it passed all your coins, that's great, but I'd be happier after seeing it reject a couple of known fakes. (No, I don't have any on hand...
Did you actually have real gold coins and tungsten-filled fakes to try with it? Hmm. Going off and looking for it, I see that it has you select...
Sorry, don't mistake my regrettable low-hanging fruit habit for actual prejudice, let alone actual knowledge.
I guess that would keep radioactive fallout from sticking to them quite as much...
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