When there is that much dirt and grime in the recesses and the rest of the coin has none - it has definitely been cleaned. Also the orangish color...
VF20 details, damage on the nose, cleaned.
Looks like normal toning to me.
I think I would ignore such auctions - you're buying a pig in a poke.
That should tell you that quite often the "buying public" on ebay doesn't have a clue about what they are doing.
NGC offers a slab that they advertise as airtight - they completely seal the two slab halves. Problem is, the plastic they and everbody else uses...
Precisely - I am not trying to argue at all. I am trying to understand. And more than that, I am tring to help others understand. Just imagine,...
Fair enough Mike, but don't you think that that is part of the problem with grading - that people tend to forget the standards and just voice...
I shall respectfully agree to disagree. They have no responsibility, legal or otherwise. They tell you right up front that they accept no...
Then as an educated guess I'd say the '63 is probably worth 3 times face and the others 2 times face.
That explains why we disagree then. ANA Standards for XF40 - obverse - Wear shows on the hair above the eye and ear, and lightly on the cap...
I don't think that you guys get it - it doesn't matter what ebay does, there is absolutely nothing that anybody, anywhere can do to protect people...
There are still a couple of things to consider here - to the best of my knowledge nobody has yet seen any of these fakes in hand. Looking at pics...
The person with the toned coins could have incorrectly assumed that it was the black ring that caused the toning, when in reality the toning was...
Guys I gotta ask, please explain to me what grading standards you are using and what the criteria are for the coin to rate an XF or higher grade.
One question, how do you send a coin to Sears to have it authenticated until after you have paid for the coin ? Also, assuming you do so, the...
But he wants the bulk discount on the grading fees - only a dealer can get that.
No, both the white and black ring inserts are made of inert material.
Any of you who visit here often can probably recall my commenting that fake slabs are very few and far between. Well, not anymore. In the past...
If it was that easy we'd all be rich. There is always a spread between buy and sell prices. Otherwise, the people who buy and sell it would be out...
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