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Never thought I'd say this to you - but go ahead Paul, suck up that koolaid. Yes, they can all be shovel marks. Just use the brains you have...
No mike it isn't. Anything that happens to the coin post strike is damage. It doesn't matter if it happens inside the mint building or not.
Ya know, it seems you guys are all forgetting something. After the coin hopper is full and it is moved over to the packaging area in the mint...
I read Jame's article back when he wrote it, obviously I think he's off base. But that is many people's perception of what market grading is....
Yeah I realize that. But that only makes it worse - not better. Damaged coins are considered ungradeable - period, end of story. Is there...
And the fallacy in yours is that the business usually continues even after a death. And the business continues to stand behind what they...
Go click on some of the other sections and you'll see ;) We try to post things under generalized topic - what's it worth questions go on this...
Not as easy as you think. Otherwise it would have been right the first time. And keep in mind, the TPGs keep changing their slabs all the time....
I really can't get over you guys agreeing that this is not damage :eek: Would any of you actually buy this coin ? I mean if I was Jeff...
Been that way for some time. Apparently you didn't notice the date on that article - Posted on 1/7/2008 Even before that, fake ANACS holders...
What do think this was ? http://www.cointalk.com/t112983-2/#post916325 For PCGS to even grade that coin is an insult to the hobby.
Don't get confused though. Even though the coin may grade MS when it has a fingerprint, that fingerprint still has an impact on the value of the...
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Cabinet friction only appears on the highest points of the coin. And never in the fields. So if you see signs of breaks in the luster anyplace...
So rt - what prompted you to mention altered ?
There's wear on the cap, in the fields, right leg, talons, leaves and arrows.
Read post #34.
It's not a question of influencing anybody Paul. As I said, I want to see if they see what I see. And if I point things out, anybody can see it....
I'd say Au55 - a TPG, wouldn't surprise me if they said 64.
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