By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]
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By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]
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By Kyle Clifford Knapp for PCGS …… One of the many dreaded PCGS No Grades that may prevent a coin from receiving a numeric (70-point Sheldon) grade surface is smoothing. Considered a subcategory of “damage” due to the physical movement of metal involved, smoothing is a commonly encountered problem on issues from the early United […]
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