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Hi Coinhistory, Do you have the coin in hand yet? This point was already mentioned, and I think it is so very important, but highly understated. Quote:
It should be noted, though, that pictures often highlight these lines and make them look worse than they do in hand. Be careful, though, because the opposite is also true and some online sellers intentionally manipulate photos to hide such problems. This is so true. Photos can bring out the absolute worst in a coin, and it can bring out the absolute best in a coin... when you have the coin in hand, please let us know... |
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Canada
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No, I have not received the coin yet. Still on its way. I don't like the idea of it being cleaned because some of its history has been erased.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, I have not received the coin yet. Still on its way. I don't like the idea of it being cleaned because some of its history has been erased.
Well at least you got to witness a first class debate. Sorry if it strayed from your original subject but that discussion needed to be had. One of great benefits of CCF is that we are able engage in important dialog that isn't censored by the admins.
Hi, my name is MikeF and I'm a degenerate coin collector. I also like adventure, big trucks, long walks on the beach and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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New Member
Canada
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I received the coin today. Here are some pictures.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would send it back. That is NOT the look of an original XF-45 coin.  You can do much better than that. Again, PCGS has deemed it to be 'market acceptable'. Just because they did doesn't mean you have to. It has the details of an AU coin so they probably docked it a grade or two for the cleaning. Vote with your wallet. Hi, my name is MikeF and I'm a degenerate coin collector. I also like adventure, big trucks, long walks on the beach and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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01/13/2018 10:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it me or is the shape of the nose and bust strange? I see the same issue both in the seller and the ops picture. Slab looks legit but coin looks more then a little weird to me. Maybe I'm just tired and delirious because the more experienced folks here would have noticed in a second and said something.
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United States
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Is it me or is the shape of the nose and bust strange? I see the same issue both in the seller and the ops picture. Slab looks legit but coin looks more then a little weird to me. Maybe I'm just tired and delirious because the more experienced folks here would have noticed in a second and said something. I don't see any problems, in the second pic it looks like the light was reflecting off the coin. Nevertheless, send this coin back immediately. It is definitely NOT original, uncleaned.
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Yep cleaned coin. I'm curious why you bought it coinhistory? Was it at a discounted price or did something else attract you to it?
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Believe whatever you want. The facts are the facts and this has been proven true hundreds of times for decades now. I have talked with several (honest) dealers about this, and I firmly believe that there is no way that a grader can know who owns what coin. The coins are handed to the graders without any form of identification. Just order numbers to keep the coins together. They can certainly make inferences based on the size of the submission or the coins involved, but there is no way to tell for certain. Keep in mind that I do not like the TPGs, yet I defend them in this case. The only time I can think of when a specific lot of coins was overgraded across the board was when NGC graded the Stacks' 57th Street hoard. I've found coins in those slabs to be around 10 points high. I have gotten overly generous grades before, so it is not just a major dealer thing.
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01/23/2018 1:25 pm
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Once Thought Impossible! PCGS 1981 Lincoln Cent on Nickel Planchet
Posted 01/09/2018 9:59 pm
