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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well, it is unused. And presumably was bought from someone.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Learn something new everyday.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Must be someone who's not into collecting coins, perhaps. The handwriting on the 2 x 2 is Bob Armstrong's, one of Canada's best known Numismatist and coin grader, if that's any consolation, I'd stick to the BU term. Glenn |
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Pillar of the Community
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Must be someone who's not into collecting coins, perhaps. they are a brick a mortar coin store, I would assume they know their stuff (regardless of who's handwriting is on the flip). granted, the few times I've visited they seemed standoff'ish, arrogant and generally annoyed that customers were in the store trying to spend money. I won't go back and refuse to buy from them on ebay regardless if it is a good deal or not. as for BU, I would have to guess that is in relation to " Bought Unused" |
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United Kingdom
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I would think that someone not au fait with coins enters their ebay listings. |
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Canada
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Yes, Bob Armstrong's writing on the 2x2, I have a few with his writing, as for BU, I suppose the seller is saying it was Bought by them Unused..  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote:I would think that someone not au fait with coins enters their ebay listings. That would be my guess too. Definitely a Bob Armstrong item though. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are MANY people who attempt to copy Mr. Armstrongs hand writing in order to achieve more for a coin. I believe that this is a case of that.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I considered that, and being knowledgable about handwriting, it's always possible, but I've watched this seller for some time and he has a lot of the Bob Armstrong writing flips that show no red flags to me. This one caught my eye as 'out of the norm' for Armstrong writing though: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-CANADA...em27da67e2e4 |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The thing with Phil's scans is that it is always so hard to grade from them.
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Pillar of the Community
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granted, the few times I've visited they seemed standoff'ish, arrogant and generally annoyed that customers were in the store trying to spend money.
That is a long time attribute of Canadian retailers of all kinds. They seem to have failed to comprehend the fundamental role customers serve in generating revenue for their business. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Of course it was Bought Unused - how could you spend it when it's stuck inside a cardboard flip?
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Canada
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The coin in picture looks not too bad...even it's not BU, it's something similar.
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Pillar of the Community
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no problems with Phil, I would guess his sense of humour has passed by unnoticed! Of course he knows what BU is . Looks like a pretty nice MS63 on my computer and it sure likes like Bob Armstrong hand writing.
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