Double post
Probably would have gone 67 without that die crack! ;) Btw, beautiful coin!!
Thank you!
I actually googled it myself and was reading the same articles while you were posting this. Seems as if they were more of something that slipped...
Are there any good examples of proof coins with die cracks?
All I know is if I chose to let my quality control slide for financial reasons, my customers certainly wouldn't accept the argument that an...
So it would also be your contention that a cud, die lines, or pitting would also be neutral in grading?
One more question that came to mind. Can a coin with die cracks be given a MS-70 grade? If so, then what are the requirements for making an MS-70...
I guess we will have to agree to disagree.
Exactly. I wasn't trying to imply I thought it was the other was around. I'm saying a flaw that is intentional should be in a details slab.
One was unintentional and the other was intentional. That is not the same in my book.
Dip the left side, I like the toning on the right. :)
I would say that is a different story altogether. One is a design flaw (SLQ) and one is a process flaw. If the original SLQ were produced as...
I think that if a mint decides to produce coins with a flawed die then those coins produced should reside in details slabs. The coins still work...
I would disagree. If a coin was supposed to have a cracked die look, they would have engraved it into the die. I would guess the decision to...
I have no experience with this but are you saying that a dealer would not also sell a coin at the grade listed on the slab and beat that same coin...
What would happen if the TPG's didn't put ANY grade on a slab? Just slab a coin with a reference number? Only slab coins which are genuine and...
Talk about raining on everyone's parade... :)
I think any currency with no underlying asset is trouble.
This is probably my newbie ignorance talking but if the above examples are priced the same, regardless of grade, my money would be buying the...
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