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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4529983, member: 66"]Depends on context. with the examples you listed "choice AU/UNC details," "great details," and "BU details.", I would expect the first and third to be coins that can't be straight graded. The second could be anything but probably just means "it looks nice"</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is confusing because as soon as I see "certified genuine" I immediately think "problem coin". And saying graded just makes me think it has been "graded" as a problem coin. But then you say it has a numerical grade which makes me ask "which service" because ANACS and PCI both used to give numerical grades to problem coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You nailed the problem with this one. Unless the seller bought it personally from the mint, or it is still in its sealed OGP (and that doesn't always hold true) they have no way of guaranteeing that someone before them didn't clean it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it has been improperly cleaned that is probably true. If it was properly cleaned it leaves no signs and they wouldn't know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4529983, member: 66"]Depends on context. with the examples you listed "choice AU/UNC details," "great details," and "BU details.", I would expect the first and third to be coins that can't be straight graded. The second could be anything but probably just means "it looks nice" That is confusing because as soon as I see "certified genuine" I immediately think "problem coin". And saying graded just makes me think it has been "graded" as a problem coin. But then you say it has a numerical grade which makes me ask "which service" because ANACS and PCI both used to give numerical grades to problem coins. You nailed the problem with this one. Unless the seller bought it personally from the mint, or it is still in its sealed OGP (and that doesn't always hold true) they have no way of guaranteeing that someone before them didn't clean it. If it has been improperly cleaned that is probably true. If it was properly cleaned it leaves no signs and they wouldn't know.[/QUOTE]
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