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Alright, my favorite this morning is "blast white." Why "blast?" Are there other kinds of white? Also, is it really white? I don't think so. Perhaps "blast silvery" would be more accurate. Sorry, just feeling oppositional today. I'm cranky. I'm 70. I get to be.
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A white coin can have bright blistering luster (blast), creamy luster, silky luster, satiny luster, mute luster; because of that we use many different descriptors.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I kinda love "blast white - it's probably been around longer, but I first remember seeing it in J.H. Kline's ads for Standing Liberty quarters. Edited by Coinfrog
07/17/2021 1:34 pm
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Some dealers get a bit carried away with their descriptors - one large online dealer I do infrequent business with seems to label most of their mint-state coins as having "incredible mint luster", "very strong strike", "nearly mark-free surfaces", and for silver, "blast white". Oh, and they're very fond of using "PQ!!!", as well. Funny thing is, they generally have good quality hi-res photos and you can often see that none of those things are really true...
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yeah, coin/numismatic lingo can be quite ambiguous, and interesting too. Much of the lingo has been passed (lovingly?) from generation to generation. Terms like 'devices', 'fields', 'flip', etc.
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Pillar of the Community
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"Mirrors you can shave in"
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Pillar of the Community
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Fresh from BU roll. Wouldn't want to buy a stale coin, would we?
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If I see "unsearched hoard" one more time, I'll have half a mind to never buy from that dealer / auction house/ company ever again.
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07/17/2021 2:53 pm
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Rare has to be the most over used descriptor.
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Rare has to be the most over used descriptor.
Especially on ebay and Etsy! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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"Estate sale" I have noticed a lot of ebay listings with "estate find" or something similar in the title lately. I assume they are trying to attract buyers, but it does the opposite for me. I usually don't even look at the listing if I see "estate" in the title.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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I thought Blast White meant blasted with a sand blaster .  |
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Are there other kinds of white? my 2 cents (from a former paint/ colour consultant) fyi, white is considered a neutral and can exhibit every colour while still being classified white. to me, "blast" implies being "very" of something i.e mint blast, fruit blast. I don't mind this but i'll decide the white I see. anything overly descriptive might make the bs easier to smell. nose up |
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I've always been bothered anytime I hear "dripping with luster"
Makes my skin crawl, most unpleasant descriptor I could possibly think of
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I'm 70. I get to be. I thought the cranky card comes at 80 now? Maybe you were... grandfathered in. |
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Posted 07/17/2021 1:33 pm
