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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8268068, member: 24314&quot;]<span style="color: #660033">differential, posted: &quot;Sorry, I didn&#039;t mean to stir things up. Just seems to me that the word &quot;smooth&quot; could have an informal meeting other than the definition of TPGs. As you have more experience and knowledge, I will defer to your judgment.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p>You sir, are a gentleman.&nbsp; I am a <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":grumpy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie88" alt=":sour:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> curmudgeon.&nbsp; This is something we <b><span style="color: #b30000">ALL</span></b> need to keep in mind so we stay on the same &quot;page:&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Words have meanings.&nbsp; The word &quot;smooth&quot; is defined for anyone with a dictionary.&nbsp; Often the usage/meaning changes depending on its application.&nbsp; Now, if I alter the surface of a coin by burnishing it (smoothing it out) to hide defects for whatever the reason or intent, <b>it is an altered surface.</b>&nbsp; The coin is damaged.&nbsp; <i>Anyone who disputes that fact is either stupid or a crook!</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The word coin authenticators&#039; used in the past for this type of alteration was &quot;tooled.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, new generations of <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <span style="color: #ff00ff">folks </span>working in auction houses and TPGS&#039;s who are concerned with &quot;political correctness&quot; and are too <span style="color: #ff00ff">pansy</span>-<span style="color: #663300">butt</span> to possibly offend or affect the value for any uninformed collector with a damaged, tooled, and repaired coin have adopted one of the CORRECT definitions of &quot;smooth&quot; to <span style="color: #ff0000">c</span><span style="color: #ff00ff">a</span><span style="color: #b30000">n</span><span style="color: #ff4da6">d</span><span style="color: #b30000">y</span>-coat their opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS&nbsp; I learned a very long time ago that &quot;experience&quot; (the number of years in) is very often no indication of knowledge. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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