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what does "smoothed" mean on pcgs details
lasvegasteddy
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what exactly is this term i've never seen
"SMOOTHED"
"SMOOTHED"
everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
it was a new one on me is all
<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth.
<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth. PH is right but that is the extream, sometimes something a minor as hairlines are buffed out and everything in between
<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth. PH is right but that is the extream, sometimes something a minor as hairlines are buffed out and everything in between
<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth. PH is right but that is the extream, sometimes something a minor as hairlines are buffed out and everything in between
<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth. PH is right but that is the extream, sometimes something a minor as hairlines are buffed out and everything in between
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<< <i>Someone smoothed the fields with a burnishing tool to remove graffiti or marks/scratches. >>
It could also be a targeted polishing often with a special type of cloth. PH is right but that is the extream, sometimes something a minor as hairlines are buffed out and everything in between >>
Yikes! Are you sure?
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>The term is more commonly heard when dealing with early copper then silver. >>
Early copper frequently comes with porous surfaces which detract from the coin's eye appeal and value. Smoothing those surfaces was very common at one time when messing with one's coins was more acceptable that it is now.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
and medieval coins suffer from this treatment.
Here’s a great example I found.
I hope all is well my old friend 😊
PCGS has evidently been using "smoothed" to account for multiple issues for a few years. It includes whizzed coins in my experience, as well as burnished and polished examples.
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com