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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pascomark, post: 943344, member: 25803&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>OK,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I guess I am learning more and more about coins these days as I move from all raw coins to encapsulation of some.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I sent an 1871 indian head into NGC and got back &quot;XF Details Environmental Damage&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As I look at the coin under my scope I can seem some corrison spots, and they are worse on the rev than obv.&nbsp; I knew that before I sent it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So now what?&nbsp; Leave it? crack it open and Conserve it? Clean it? regrade it?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In general its eye appeal is pleasing and much like any other BN XF coin.&nbsp; This is not a beater coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just feel like the &quot;Details&quot; grade could be so detrimental to the coins value (not that I am selling) I almost don&#039;t want the coin anymore.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if a &quot;details&quot; grade does not determine value, how do you?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>PS I got some of my other coins back with detials grades.&nbsp; One was &quot;altered color&quot;.&nbsp; I guess that means dipped?&nbsp; &nbsp; One other was &quot;scratches&quot; on a Fine coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t get it.&nbsp; It&#039;s Fine not MS why would scratches be required to mention?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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