Wow. Interesting. Only in the area where it was exposed to air, I see.
Perhaps a dumb question...are 'toning' and 'patina' the same thing? I always thought that toning refers to color changes IN the metal and patina...
I'm sure someone's curious, so I decided to post pics after all. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Sorry, should have made that clearer. I meant worse as in valuation, but you're right. I think I'll just put it in the book and keep an eye out...
How can I explain this? I suppose it's like a maddening itch. You can't see anything, but you know it's there.
Actually I'm quite happy overall with my eBay purchases. As was noted elsewhere, only one of nine purchases was problematic. On the contrary, all...
Yes, you can put them on eBay and expect three to five times face.
I was assuming that wear would be the answer, not chemicals. The question posed is whether there's a method of *accelerated* wear that is...
Hey all - I just received a 1886P Morgan Dollar I purchased (at a *very* good price) on eBay. The coin is very pretty, probably about an AU-55...
Not to mention mintmarks seen on other denominations and ages: O = New Orleans, LA CC = Carson City, NV W = West Point, NY C = Charlotte, NC D =...
"Due to the nature of the business no returns once the flap is opened" I'm thinking the seller is less of an idiot and more of a thief.
When I first started posting, my approach was "This is different. Given this, this and this, I *think* it's a blahblahblah. But I'm just getting...
I like trying to figure out what *might* have caused the damage on coins like this, but this one is difficult. I got nothing.
Sure looks like #20 to me. I can see where it might look like machine doubling on the date since the doubling appears to be due west, but the...
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