What is wrong with this Grant?

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• poorguy Posts: 4,317 ✭

  August 31, 2006 1:04AM

  The die polish lines are very typical. Additionally, greysheet bid for an MS66 grant/star is $13,500.
  
  The present example doesn't look to have any bit of originality to it so I do not like it very much.

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• VamGuy Posts: 1,624 ✭

  August 31, 2006 1:05AM

  nevermind
  

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• Tonelover Posts: 1,554 ✭

  August 31, 2006 1:07AM

  The die polish isn't the problem although some people find it distracting. That it's a disgustingly overdipped, probably NCS'd POS is a much bigger cause for concern and disappointment.

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• jmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭

  August 31, 2006 1:11AM

  Distracting is an understatement. It looks like someone took a grinder to that die. I agree it looks like an overdipped POS, too.

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• FatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭

  August 31, 2006 1:24AM

  
  
  << <i>The die polish isn't the problem although some people find it distracting. That it's a disgustingly overdipped, probably NCS'd POS is a much bigger cause for concern and disappointment. >>
  
  

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• LanLord Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 31, 2006 1:26AM

  It's very white!

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  August 31, 2006 1:38AM

  I just find it funny that he's calling it a NGC * coin.
  
  
  

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• BillJones Posts: 34,764 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 31, 2006 1:48AM

  Dippy de do da,
  Dippy de a,
  Send it NCS and have a WONDERFUL DAY!
  
  NGC must have looked at the the spot that looks like plain old polishing in front of Grant's face and found it to be die polishing. BUT it sure does not look original to me.
  
  And yes, most original Grants have some amount of toning so this one has almost certainly been dipped.

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• mozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭

  August 31, 2006 5:21AM

  
  
  << <i>
  
  << <i>The die polish isn't the problem although some people find it distracting. That it's a disgustingly overdipped, probably NCS'd POS is a much bigger cause for concern and disappointment. >>
  
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  My thoughts exactly.

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• dizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭

  August 31, 2006 5:32AM

  It's been stripped of its' dignity. Oh by the way, dignity=originality in this case.

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