Perception is reality. If you want to use an absolutely absurd example to make a point, don't be disappointed when it comes off differently than...
The toning looks like standard secondary album toning to me, nothing out of the ordinary. I'm thinking that the photos must be hiding something.
MS63
I have a degree in metallurgy, but I can't tell you much metal loss (in microns) is associated with roll friction or light wear.
Ok Tom, now show me the reverse of that Lafayette Dollar so I can figure out the DuVall Number.
MS65, the coin is pretty clean but PCGS requires excellent luster for the premium gem grades with respect to most series. The muted luster from...
That was awful, had to put Beethoven on just to wash that from my mind!
There is no way you can be certain about the originality the toning on that Roosevelt. The color progressions and and color schemes are not...
Thank the Lord!
Please tell me that you are not defending the E-Bay Saint that he linked, and that you are talking about the MS66 Wells Fargo coin. Please!
If you recall, I said that I was willing to live with the mistakes that would be inevitable as a result of allowing for roll friction. This is...
A serious seller doesn't have only 20 sales. Furthermore, if I saw someone negged a seller on a $5 item, I might just buy something just to spite...
Agreed, negative feedback only hurts you if you are a power seller getting the 20% discount on FVF. If you are a casual seller, nobody will care...
The coin has high point friction on the knee and it spent its entire existence in a bank bag. That is not an AU coin! Under your system of...
Stop beating around the bush. If you have something to say, say it. I deduced that you don't have a cellphone because your philosophy with...
The first 3 coins I looked at from the Wells Fargo Hoard all had high point friction. Eg. [IMG] As I have stated before, many of the mint state...
The coins that circulated through the US Banks were for the most part, turned into the government and melted. The overwhelming majority of mint...
No, your point is that spending 7 years as a pocket piece is equivalent to spending decades inside a sealed mint bag in a vault. Good luck...
Just because someone has adapted to and accepted the market grading principles employed by the TPGs, it does not mean that they are less of a coin...
1939 Jefferson Nickel QDR NGC MS67 (2/0). The population was 1/0, but one in PCGS plastic just sold in January of this year so the population...
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