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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2225654, member: 19165"]Several points to make: </p><p><br /></p><p>1. Not sure how we got on this tangent, but there is a significant difference between conserving and cleaning a coin. Conservation is (almost) always acceptable, cleaning is (usually) not. The difference between the two is a topic for another thread (and has been discussed many times before). </p><p><br /></p><p>2. There is absolutely no way to tell if the coin has been dipped based on those pictures. It is perfectly reasonable to expect a coin to have survived in that condition without dipping, just as it is perfectly reasonable to expect that it may have been properly dipped. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. The mark appears to be on the coin, but that's ok. 67 is not a perfect grade - there must be some imperfections on the coin to have earned that grade; otherwise, it would be a 70. It is not reasonable to expect a perfect coin without a perfect grade, and the corresponding price. </p><p><br /></p><p>4. The lighting may have exaggerated the mark. With just the wrong lighting, a very tiny tickmark may look like a glaring gash. </p><p><br /></p><p>5. If you don't like the coin when you get it in hand, return it. That's the whole point of a return policy. In this case the coin is sight-seen, and the buyer has the advantage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2225654, member: 19165"]Several points to make: 1. Not sure how we got on this tangent, but there is a significant difference between conserving and cleaning a coin. Conservation is (almost) always acceptable, cleaning is (usually) not. The difference between the two is a topic for another thread (and has been discussed many times before). 2. There is absolutely no way to tell if the coin has been dipped based on those pictures. It is perfectly reasonable to expect a coin to have survived in that condition without dipping, just as it is perfectly reasonable to expect that it may have been properly dipped. 3. The mark appears to be on the coin, but that's ok. 67 is not a perfect grade - there must be some imperfections on the coin to have earned that grade; otherwise, it would be a 70. It is not reasonable to expect a perfect coin without a perfect grade, and the corresponding price. 4. The lighting may have exaggerated the mark. With just the wrong lighting, a very tiny tickmark may look like a glaring gash. 5. If you don't like the coin when you get it in hand, return it. That's the whole point of a return policy. In this case the coin is sight-seen, and the buyer has the advantage.[/QUOTE]
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