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66+ on the Ugly Scale?
"1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar PCI “66+” Beautiful Toning"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/397834614300
wev
Re: Blue Ribbon coin conditioned
@PerryHall said:
@Colonialcoin said:
I don’t like to have weird chemicals in the house. I’ll stick with using a pencil eraser on coins.Many years ago, baking soda and water mixed to the consistency of paste and then gently rubbed on a coin in a circular motion with the thumb used to be a common method for cleaning coins. Hopefully those days are over.
The thought of ruining a piece of Massachusetts silver by trying to make it look better terrifies me. It’s nearly 400 years old, it is what it is. The gem Norweb 1893-S Morgan dollar is now trash in my eyes because a person horsed around with it. Off topic on this, but an individual bought colonial notes out of the Boyd/Ford sale then had them trimmed, enhanced, redrawn, etc. That’s an huge no-no in my book. Ugh!
Re: Blue Ribbon coin conditioned
@Colonialcoin said:
I don’t like to have weird chemicals in the house. I’ll stick with using a pencil eraser on coins.
Hopefully, future readers know you're kidding.
jmlanzaf
Re: CAC Stickered Coin Rejected for PVC
Low value coin, $50 or so, hardly merits a grading submission in the first place; screening process was not as rigorous as it could have been. Probably not a major "pvc" issue, but enough to trigger their red label. Why was a low value coin like that sent back for an upgrade which would not have been much of a money incentive in the first place?
logger7
Re: Rubber bands and ASEs don’t mix! 👿
@Maywood said:
Thanks for posting this. A while back I had a thread about slabs stored in totes and held together with rubber bands, over time they developed a very faint streak.The consensus opinion was that It couldn’t happen.
I don’t know whether it could happen to coins stored in slabs. But even if it can occur when coins are stored in flips or Ziplock bags, that’s not the same as storage in slabs.
MFeld
Re: Uffdah’s RIPPING Journey – Packs and Vending – All Sports and Non-Sports
@RonSportscards said:
@BaltimoreYankee said:
@RonSportscards said:
I can understand a 9 on the tilting Archie, but you got robbed on the 9's for the Broadway Joe's.I'm not saying those Namaths don't look stunning but you can't tell from a scan (especially just a scan of the front) if a card is a perfect 10.
Duh. Of course my opinion can only be based on a picture on the interwebs.
You forgot to mention that I can't evaluate the surface either.
And yes, I saw the black dot on the border and the fisheye over the J of Jets.From PSA Grade Definitions:
"A PSA Gem Mint 10 card must be free of staining of any kind, but an allowance may be made for a slight printing imperfection, if it doesn't impair the overall appeal of the card."And, since when does a PSA 10 have to be a "perfect 10"?
From PSA Grade Definitions:
"A PSA Gem Mint 10 card is a virtually perfect card."virtually (Merriam-Webster)
- adverb
- definition 1a: almost entirely : nearly
OK, correcting my statement for you:
I'm not saying those Namaths don't look stunning but you can't tell from a scan (especially just a scan of the front) if a card is a perfect 10.
Re: 1871 Indian Head Cent - Grade opinions
Thanks everyone for your input! I have the benefit of the coin in hand, and my pics are decent, but not the best!
I personally think this will grade MS64RB as is the common consensus here. This is a pretty rare date with an even rarer variety.....the Shallow N reverse or reverse of 1869. This will probably make the top 10 census once graded for the variety!
Re: CAC Stickered Coin Rejected for PVC
Coins can go bad in a holder at any time. TPG grading or stickering is a point in time.
Consequently look at any possible new purchases carefully. Stickered or not.
