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<p>[QUOTE="octavius, post: 8343539, member: 100777"]The grade inflation, while real, does not bother me because I have the picture of the coin to go by and I can judge for myself. But what annoys me to no end is a coin that has been tooled that is not properly labeled so by the dealer( and I dislike the term "enhanced"! ). I imagine all dealers regard themselves as professional and reputable, but if they know a coin has been tooled and do not state so, I must disagree with their opinion of themselves. </p><p>Tooling is often very difficult to discern from a photo, and not all collectors are skilled enough to discover it. I feel that if a dealer is aware of it , he should certainly make it known. This is my pet peeve![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="octavius, post: 8343539, member: 100777"]The grade inflation, while real, does not bother me because I have the picture of the coin to go by and I can judge for myself. But what annoys me to no end is a coin that has been tooled that is not properly labeled so by the dealer( and I dislike the term "enhanced"! ). I imagine all dealers regard themselves as professional and reputable, but if they know a coin has been tooled and do not state so, I must disagree with their opinion of themselves. Tooling is often very difficult to discern from a photo, and not all collectors are skilled enough to discover it. I feel that if a dealer is aware of it , he should certainly make it known. This is my pet peeve![/QUOTE]
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