I don't feel the images are going to get you a good answer as to if it would grade. There are too many of these out there for me to risk trying...
BU and cleaned have nothing to do with each other. Each term is just part of the description.
I would value the coin at about $25.
Slot machine coin?
The cleaning part kills the value in most cases.
Every coin that has been posted in this thread shows nothing but damage. I hope you are not buying stuff like this thinking they are error coins.
If you say so but to me the image makes it look much lighter and cleaned.
If I had to pick a service, it would be NCS and that's only because they have been doing it for so long. I have never used a service like this but...
Looks like it helped the spots but it also changed the color of the coin.
What distinction are they showing?
More people seem to get in trouble by trying to pay a bill in an unusual way.
That's my guess as well.
The image makes it look AU. Can't tell much about the luster. It's worth more than melt.
Sounds like the buyer didn't know the proper way to return it but he never signed up for that responsibility. I would refund the guy for...
That's a really cool piece.
Russ was over at PCGS for many years. He was really good at spotting these on ebay from really dad images in those days. He did well using the...
I use Hugh Wood as well. You should be able to get a free quote online. You get a nice discount for being an ANA member. I joined the ANA because...
Didn't think I would ever make it back to the top. You guys are really good at this. I reduced the size of the image to grade this one and added a...
What would you guess the percentage of those with the reverse diagnostics of being an AH? It's been too long. Is russ IPOTAD?
I agree. That was a cool time.
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