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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 466635, member: 15062&quot;]Although I usually come off sounding argumentative, I&#039;m really just trying to get information to educate myself.&nbsp; Or to impart an opinion that I think is relevant to the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the OP was made, I was simply pointing out that the ICH looked to have problems and didn&#039;t match the apparent quality of the other offerings by the same seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thread then changed to question the reputation of the seller and I asked what that reputation was.&nbsp; In answer I was told &quot;You may want to rethink your opinion on that.&quot; and &quot;... never bought one of their coins just because of the pictures.&quot;&nbsp; Neither of those responses gave a bit of information on what I should be looking out for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Asking for further clarification I was shown pictures of five coins the seller is offering.&nbsp; No explanation relevant to my question was given but I was asked to opine about each coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the dime, &quot;Is this coin a gem full bands?&quot;&nbsp; If it&#039;s not, why isn&#039;t it?</p><p><br /></p><p>About the IHC, &quot;Is this coin a Cameo Gem Proof Indian cent?&quot;&nbsp; If it&#039;s not, why isn&#039;t it?</p><p><br /></p><p>About the first cent, &quot;is this uncirculated?&quot;&nbsp; What do you see that tells you it isn&#039;t?</p><p><br /></p><p>About the second cent, &quot;is this gem uncirculated?&quot;&nbsp; There does appear to be a bit of wear on the leaves.&nbsp; This could be wear or just part of the overall weak strike of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the Barber, &quot;Does this look choice BU to you?&quot;&nbsp; It does to me; what do you see that I don&#039;t?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While the words &quot;Gem&quot;, &quot;Choice&quot;, &quot;Brilliant&quot;, etc. may have some meaning to you and others, they are by no means universal in usage or meaning.&nbsp; Many graders and dealers simply don&#039;t use those words as they impart little information to the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to a $500 coin being passed off as a $1400 coin, we&#039;ll have to wait and see where it goes.&nbsp; It&#039;s only a little over $100 in the bidding so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I would say that a high percentage of all silver coins over 150 years old that have been out in the marketplace (not in someone&#039;s drawer) have been cleaned.&nbsp; Some badly, some quite well.&nbsp; Personally, as long as no design detail has been lost, I don&#039;t see a problem with it.&nbsp; Can you point out the loss of detail in the Barber?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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