Yes they have. However, it is also important to note in discussions like this that the number of collectors who have been doing so for decades is...
What book are you refering to ? That should be telling you that your book is wrong.
Put me in the camp that says it's foolish to pay that kind of money for that coin.
I'm really not sure what you're saying here. First of all I have admitted several times now that yes there is a point, a grade, at which...
Based on your picture I see nothing that makes me think that coin has been harshly cleaned.
That black foam in Intercept Shield 2x2 is the actual intercept shield material. That is what protects the coin. Without it - you have nothing....
Clembo, now take it one step further. Tell the folks what the grade range is of the average coin in junk bags.
You've already answered your own question - it's because of the mintage number, which is stupid. If it's any consolation it used to be higher.
Boy are you ever gonna have folks talking to themselves trying to figure out what those are in the years to come ;)
It's not at all hard to understand. Harshly cleaning coins was THE thing to do for centuries ! The Smithsonian still does it even today.
Are sure they are even genuine coins Fishy ? That one Barber has 0 reeding - reeding doesn't wear off of coins unless they have been used in slot...
Well, I am glad to hear that the practice is changing ;)
OK Fishy - ask Cleambo to check one his bags and see how many of those coins are slicks. You've got his numbers right here in the thread as to...
As rule of thumb - accepted mint tolerance was 1%. That means the coin could weigh 1% too much and be acceptable, or weigh 1% too little and be...
Wrong. The thing that makes that statement wrong is the use of the word only. You can take a coin that has virtually no toning to speak of, at...
Nothing, and nobody, is better. But there are some equals. Reputable dealers. And they are equal because they will stand behind what they sell you...
It leaves him right where he has always been. You are 100% correct ! Butas I said above, they always have been. No, it doesn't rule out...
Christian I have no doubt that there are some people, some dealers and collectors, in Europe that do not find harsh cleaning as being acceptable....
Exactly correct. And do you know why it doesn't change ? Because the coins they are buying have not lost weight. Now here's the thing. Take a...
I have used a scale to weigh coins, thousands of them over the years. Now I will ask you this, why don't you read what I actually say ? I have...
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