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<p>[QUOTE="jester3681, post: 2719282, member: 53130"]Absolutely yes. A written description can explain flaws if present, differentiate between post mint and as made damage/errors, give information about pedigree and ownership. In some cases, the description is more valuable for the purchase decision than the photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I just purchased a Civil War token that is fairly nondescript. It is not particularly rare, and is nowhere near mint state. But the pedigree associated with the token is a who's who of CWT collecting, and it was used as the plate image in the 2nd and 3rd edition of the store card guide. If I just looked at the images, I'd have passed it by. But given the description, I'd have bought it sight unseen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jester3681, post: 2719282, member: 53130"]Absolutely yes. A written description can explain flaws if present, differentiate between post mint and as made damage/errors, give information about pedigree and ownership. In some cases, the description is more valuable for the purchase decision than the photos. For example, I just purchased a Civil War token that is fairly nondescript. It is not particularly rare, and is nowhere near mint state. But the pedigree associated with the token is a who's who of CWT collecting, and it was used as the plate image in the 2nd and 3rd edition of the store card guide. If I just looked at the images, I'd have passed it by. But given the description, I'd have bought it sight unseen.[/QUOTE]
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