There might be some die polish lines there but I believe the majority of them are hairlines. There's some patches of hairlines on the rev as well.
Sure some dealers buy stuff they find on ebay, but I'd say they are few and far between because they simply know better. I can't give ya exact...
I'd like to add an additional example of what I'm saying here. You walk out of the grocery store or Walmart. And on your way to the car you see...
I don't think that's what she's saying at all ! I read her comments quite differently. I don't see where she is condoning the actions of the bad...
I guess it shouldn't because it happens so often, but it never fails to surprise me when I read threads like this. And they're all pretty much the...
Your making a false assumption here Cal. The majority of the buyers in virtually all auctions are dealers - not collectors.
You're good to go ;) And Doug, everybody knows it's 14 :D
A few comments about your comments. There are some basic things that collectors need to be aware of, to understand, about the dynamics of the coin...
The answer is no to all of these, and that cannot be denied - So how can you possibly deny that it is logical and reasonable that die cracks on...
In the very early years, yes damaged dies were used. But that was because the mint was struggling to even survive, they simply didn't have the...
I'd readily agree that an over-date is not a flaw because it is intentionally put there and most definitely meant to be there on every coin. A...
If you do not use the phrase harshly cleaned in that statement, as opposed to just cleaned - then what you said can be very misleading if not...
No disrespect intended - none at all. But do ya know what that sounds like to me ? It sounds like the idea that wear caused by this or that...
They make all kinds of magnifiers like you're describing -...
I get what you're saying Kurt and agree for the most part. The thing is this, when a coin has been harshly cleaned there are always traces of that...
The one and only thing that determines if a coin has been harshly cleaned/improperly cleaned (both terms mean exactly the same thing) is if harm...
I'm not sure you guys are understanding what I'm saying. I am not saying that a coin with a die crack(s) can't be graded as MS, or any other grade...
That's it in a nutshell !
Nobody that actually knows coins ever says that, or believes it because it simply isn't true ! It absolutely does not matter if a TPG does the...
If nothing else, think of it this way. With all other grading criteria being equal - - can a coin that is weakly struck grade as high as one...
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