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Petronius

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Dec 26, 2009, 9:56:52 PM12/26/09
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The term "Blast White" has become so over/misused on eBay so as to become almost
meaningless.
Not that the term makes much sense anyway!
It's not yet come to the point where I won't look at auctions that use the term
in the description but it does send up a warning flare...


Mr. Jaggers

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Dec 26, 2009, 10:14:34 PM12/26/09
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I reckon we could build a considerably lengthy lexicon of numismatic jargon
that has become meaningless through overuse.

James the Guaranteed Unsearched


Petronius

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Dec 26, 2009, 11:06:45 PM12/26/09
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"Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message
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Just a whisper away from uncirculated.
Good for its age.
The was my dad's/granpa's/dog's collection...


Jud

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Dec 27, 2009, 11:38:49 AM12/27/09
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Blast white is not a good attribute for a copper coin. 8-)

Petronius

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Dec 27, 2009, 11:57:18 AM12/27/09
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"Jud" <numis...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Blast white is not a good attribute for a copper coin. 8-)

Gold coins either! ;-)


Michael Benveniste

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Dec 27, 2009, 12:31:17 PM12/27/09
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On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:14:34 -0600, Mr. Jaggers wrote:
> I reckon we could build a considerably lengthy lexicon of numismatic
> jargon that has become meaningless through overuse.
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> James the Guaranteed Unsearched

"Old cleaning..."

Bruce Remick

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Dec 27, 2009, 7:59:16 PM12/27/09
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"Michael Benveniste" <m...@murkyether.com> wrote in message
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.........great addition to anyone's collection..........


Relayer

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Dec 28, 2009, 4:35:05 PM12/28/09
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"Old Money" or "Antique Money"

Relayer

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Dec 28, 2009, 4:35:48 PM12/28/09
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On Dec 27, 6:59�pm, "Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote:

One seller uses "Blast White" to describe BU for Merc dimes

Mike Marotta

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Jan 3, 2010, 8:58:09 PM1/3/10
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On Dec 26 2009, 9:56 pm, "Petronius" <x...@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> The term "Blast White" has become so over/misused on eBay so as to become almost
> meaningless.
> Not that the term makes much sense anyway!

One of the serious numismatic dealers I know happened to mention a few
years back that his interest was in "blast white" coins. I like him,
so I nodded and noted, and said nothing, but in my head, I was
wondering what that does for the JeweLuster business."

It takes some experience - and yes, foolies are everywhere - but for
myself, I like natural surfaces... whatever that might mean...

Bruce Remick

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Jan 3, 2010, 9:29:30 PM1/3/10
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"Mike Marotta" <mer...@torchlake.com> wrote in message
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I kinda like the term, myself. To me it accurately describes the bursts of
reflected light from the surface of a freshly minted silver coin as it is
tilted in several directions. I don't doubt that the term is overused and
abused on eBay and in dealer ads, as are most other terms that have been
traditionally attached to uncirculated coins.


mazorj

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Jan 3, 2010, 9:52:04 PM1/3/10
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"Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote in message
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I've always taken it two ways. The coin presents a visual blast of
generally uniform matte white reflection over every part of its surface; and
more whimsically, as a reference by analogy to a surface that has been
sandblasted to a matte finish.


Lucky

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Jan 8, 2010, 6:42:44 PM1/8/10
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I've always equated it with a AU/BU merc dime..

Lucky

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Jan 14, 2010, 4:42:22 PM1/14/10
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> I've always equated it with a AU/BU merc dime..- Hide quoted text -

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I guess"blast white" could mean any silver or silver toned coin
though. It equates GEM/BU if THAT is even a real classification

Lucky

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Jan 14, 2010, 4:43:27 PM1/14/10
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On Dec 27 2009, 11:31�am, Michael Benveniste <m...@murkyether.com>
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Old cleaning/new cleaning..it's pretty easy to spot a cleaned coin

Reality

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Jan 16, 2010, 1:48:45 PM1/16/10
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"Estate Coin"

mazorj

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Jan 16, 2010, 2:34:31 PM1/16/10
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"Reality" <realit...@ausi.com> wrote in message
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Those last three, while meaningless, go to provenance, not condition. The
one that always torques me off is the phony, meaningless disclaimer.

"I'm not a collector so I don't know anything about these things, but (in my
opinion) (I've been told that) this coin would be graded as an MS-69 or
MS-70, whatever that means."

Yeah, right. The seller has explicitly connected the coin with TPG grading
levels MS-69 and MS-70. No amount of, or types of disclaimers can unmake
that rotten omelet.

Meaningless phrases about provenance are intended to add cachet. It's more
or less harmless, like touting a laundry soap as "New! Improved!"
Meaningless disavowals of false information about the condition are the
equivalent of fraud and ought to be a hanging offense.

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