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<p>[QUOTE="Phoenix21, post: 1839889, member: 7424"]Corrosion, in layman's terms, is junk that begins surfacing on a coin that eats away at the metal and natural surfaces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> An extreme example is as such <b>(Note: picture does NOT belong to me): </b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/Jaobler/20110629_1860IHCCorrodedRotatedDiePostVC2Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><u>The surface is eaten away by that green 'junk' on the surface. It is considered damage and typically a turning factor in a coin. Corrosion is the actual problem, and a coin that is corroded is a coin that has been eaten by corrosion. </u></p><p><br /></p><p>On the topic of this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>I think she is a beautiful example, and typically corrosion is an unforgivable turn-off for me. I do believe I see what ANACS is talking about though, and would be able to without the slab. Granted, I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would keep her in the slab to remain ethical and try selling her, but be patient. If you try to rush things you risk losing more money. Be patient in your selling of her, and you should be able to recuperate a <b>fair</b> majority of your investment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix21, post: 1839889, member: 7424"]Corrosion, in layman's terms, is junk that begins surfacing on a coin that eats away at the metal and natural surfaces. :) An extreme example is as such [B](Note: picture does NOT belong to me): [/B] [IMG]http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/Jaobler/20110629_1860IHCCorrodedRotatedDiePostVC2Obv.jpg[/IMG] [U]The surface is eaten away by that green 'junk' on the surface. It is considered damage and typically a turning factor in a coin. Corrosion is the actual problem, and a coin that is corroded is a coin that has been eaten by corrosion. [/U] On the topic of this coin: I think she is a beautiful example, and typically corrosion is an unforgivable turn-off for me. I do believe I see what ANACS is talking about though, and would be able to without the slab. Granted, I could be wrong. I would keep her in the slab to remain ethical and try selling her, but be patient. If you try to rush things you risk losing more money. Be patient in your selling of her, and you should be able to recuperate a [B]fair[/B] majority of your investment.[/QUOTE]
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