Somebody scratched a triangle into the coin.
Nice coins Mike :thumb: About the St. being bagged as cleaned - of all the gold coins I have seen that come back marked as cleaned I can only...
Don't thank me, thank Conder101. I got that bit of knowledge from him many years ago on the old Coin World forum.
Wise comments Mike, but then I expected nothing less from you. However, there are plenty of others who don't know what you know, and to them those...
Ahhh but there's rub - pun intended - we aren't. We are talking about wear that can readily be seen with the naked eye.
I will agree with you Drusus, it is a personal choice that each collector must make for themselves. However, when you make a comment like...
Fair enough, but I was just asking your personal opinion Mike. I will agree, it does tend to make it tough to say on the one hand that wear is...
You got it - sorta figured it would kinda stand out. Now ask yourself - do you agree with that ? Can a coin still have slight wear and still be...
And that is precisely the problem I have with it. Let's take this a bit further. According to the PCGS grading guide - " Perhaps the most...
But how would you know that any given coin didn't see actual circulation ? There is no difference in the wear - a break in the luster is a break...
According to the TPG's a coin with cabinet friction is still worthy of being graded as MS. Personally, wear is wear no matter how it comes about....
TRIVIA: 1st American Coins I found this post on "TRIVIA: 1st American Coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "Coin Talk Thread...
I would leave it as it is. Removal will forever be detectable and leave damage.
Absolutely excellent Clinker ! :thumb: First of all I will help you out a bit with pics of those Santo Domingo copper coins - Click Here But...
Yes it is difficult, but it is by no means impossible. Given your comment about toning though, consider this, when toning happens to a coin it...
David - do you see the comma in that sentence you quoted ? What that sentence means is that there are two definitions for uncirculated. It can be...
Howdy FJCP - Welcome to the Forum !! Those coins are worth their melt value and that's about it.
I have said it many times, but people tend to read it and then forget it because they have preconceived notions. The ANA grading standards, and...
Hmmmm - thought you said - That's what Heritage is. A seller that offers fair value. As for that buyer's fees they charge, you buyers fees...
No reason to be confused. It's quite easy to understand really. If you would compare say the PCGS grading standards and the ANA grading standards...
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