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<p>[QUOTE="Evan8, post: 3200673, member: 74343"]Oh good lord. You haven't read anything I have said. My point is who the hell cares about these little bitty marks that you cant see in hand. My gosh if you hand the coin in hand i guarantee you wouldnt even care. My opinion is that the coin came from a mint set.</p><p><br /></p><p>This thread is a perfect example as to why the guys over in the ancients section make fun of the US section for everyone arguing over the dumbest and most irrelevant subjects<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Isnt grading an opinion? Ive seen PCGS put some dumb things on a lable but this coin isnt one of those examples. And in the opinon of PCGS this coin is an MS67+. I think people forget the opinion part. Just because it's PCGS or NGC does not make it a law or fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the thing: the auction company made money. The old owner probably made money. The new owner has a really neat coin and is probably happy.</p><p>The only people unhappy are the strangers on the internet who have only seen pictures of the coin on the internet and believe they are smarter than those working at PCGS and the people with the money to spend 6 figures on a coin. I assume someone who can spend 100k on a coin, probably knows what they are doing. Rant over.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Evan8, post: 3200673, member: 74343"]Oh good lord. You haven't read anything I have said. My point is who the hell cares about these little bitty marks that you cant see in hand. My gosh if you hand the coin in hand i guarantee you wouldnt even care. My opinion is that the coin came from a mint set. This thread is a perfect example as to why the guys over in the ancients section make fun of the US section for everyone arguing over the dumbest and most irrelevant subjects:banghead:. Isnt grading an opinion? Ive seen PCGS put some dumb things on a lable but this coin isnt one of those examples. And in the opinon of PCGS this coin is an MS67+. I think people forget the opinion part. Just because it's PCGS or NGC does not make it a law or fact. Here's the thing: the auction company made money. The old owner probably made money. The new owner has a really neat coin and is probably happy. The only people unhappy are the strangers on the internet who have only seen pictures of the coin on the internet and believe they are smarter than those working at PCGS and the people with the money to spend 6 figures on a coin. I assume someone who can spend 100k on a coin, probably knows what they are doing. Rant over.[/QUOTE]
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