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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8341668, member: 24314"]I guess this thread is dead: Pretend you are writing a description of this object for an auction. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I am trying to pull out of you and the serious posters are getting close. <b><i><span style="color: #b30000">I'm looking for DETAILS. </span></i></b> Shapes, colors, textures, composition. All these things are attributes of the coins we collect. Take just one petal. Did anyone notice that many have a <span style="color: #b30000">tiny, scalloped-shaped cut</span> at their tip? This is the kind of eye-for-detail <font size="5"><span style="color: #006633">you mu</span></font><font size="6"><span style="color: #006633">$</span></font><font size="5"><span style="color: #006633">t develop</span></font> so as not to get screwed! You need to learn to see everything on a coin so you can make an informed decision. </p><p><br /></p><p>OK, the coin shows, this, this, etc. Is this, this, important? How does this, this affect its eye appeal, grade, authenticity? If you don't see something on a coin for whatever the reason (both good and bad things) you cannot make the best evaluation of it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.dreamstime.com%2Fb%2Fdaisy-3582528.jpg&hash=5603db9c1064af14e75ca53fc05a39f4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8341668, member: 24314"]I guess this thread is dead: Pretend you are writing a description of this object for an auction. Here is what I am trying to pull out of you and the serious posters are getting close. [B][I][COLOR=#b30000]I'm looking for DETAILS. [/COLOR][/I][/B] Shapes, colors, textures, composition. All these things are attributes of the coins we collect. Take just one petal. Did anyone notice that many have a [COLOR=#b30000]tiny, scalloped-shaped cut[/COLOR] at their tip? This is the kind of eye-for-detail [SIZE=5][COLOR=#006633]you mu[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=6][COLOR=#006633]$[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=5][COLOR=#006633]t develop[/COLOR][/SIZE] so as not to get screwed! You need to learn to see everything on a coin so you can make an informed decision. OK, the coin shows, this, this, etc. Is this, this, important? How does this, this affect its eye appeal, grade, authenticity? If you don't see something on a coin for whatever the reason (both good and bad things) you cannot make the best evaluation of it. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.dreamstime.com%2Fb%2Fdaisy-3582528.jpg&hash=5603db9c1064af14e75ca53fc05a39f4[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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