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...
From such a die - yes. However, the die is not supposed to be cracked. And a cracked die is definitely flawed because it's damaged, broken. And...
Staying home and ordering it online - from a dealer's website - is what I was talking about doing. And as I explained, you have to look around, do...
For whatever it is worth, it has long been my experience that you can get just about any coin for less money at coin shows or from a dealer than...
But none of that has anything at all to do with establishing a coins grade. Think about this; quality of strike - that's definitely an as struck...
What you're asking about is pretty complicated. There is a lot one has to know, has to understand. To understand price guides of any kind, one...
Let's put it this way. If you're talking about the kind generated by the Like button, the only ones in existence are fakes. But then that is kinda...
I readily agree that the TPGs do not consider die cracks to be a negative that detracts from or lowers the grade. But they should ! I say that...
Most dealers know and always have known to ignore price guides. The Grey Sheet was the only exception. But now that the Grey Sheet has changed,...
Back in the old days some dealers, and or collectors, would sometimes scratch an X into a coin to mark it for one reason or another. Usually...
I don't know that there is a hard and fast rule defining graffiti. Based on what I've seen over the years it's a matter of opinion and nothing...
I don't doubt for a minute that some do think what you claimed. But I believe they think that way because they are uninformed, specifically about...
Try this link, it'll work - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/im-in-the-dog-house-and-dont-know-why.315981/
Probably so, but not necessarily so. What I'm reminding you of is that any scratch on a coin produces an incuse line AND a raised line right...
I'll say this about Intercept Shield technology - it works, and I highly recommend it ! That said, it comes in a few different forms. There are...
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