My first impression was a lustrous low end MS64, so that is what I'm sticking with. MS64
I don't dip coins and I'm not purchasing dip for the purposes of proving or disproving this theory. You know more about the subject, I will take...
Yes, that toning is hinky. The edge of the toned/untoned area should not be jagged like that, the color progression (yellow-magenta-cyan) is...
To be fair, he didn't say "placed" he said "dropped" in a shallow dip. The careless manner of inserting the coin in the dip could easily create a...
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I think what he was trying to say was that toned coins weren't marketable in the 60's. Remember, there was no internet and regular people did not...
nah, it’s impossible to grade proofs from photos, thought I saw some haze on obverse
Beaner
Artificial toning was originally a coin doctor's method of hiding flaws such as marks, hairlines, old cleanings. It was done mostly to improve...
PR67
Fair enough Jason, but his photos look more like they are designed for magazine covers and such. I think if someone hired him and asked him for...
Now you are totally out of line. It's his thread that you have hijacked with your internet Karen routine; he absolutely should be telling you to...
It shouldn't. You grade the coin on the merits of the coin, and you shouldn't change those standards in the face of a conditional rarity. I've...
I'm considering submitting this coin to PCGS in the near future. Please GTG that PCGS will assign of the 1963 Franklin Half Dollar shown below. I...
PF63 CAMEO
It is a very minor infraction that could be taken care of with a PM or reported to a moderator. You and Jason are actively trying to run the guy...
The TPGs don't like that combination of blue and burnt orange or violet on modern coins. On older coins it is an indicator of a dipping and...
It is hard enough just to accurately grade a coin from photographs and get the right number. When you then ask people to perform incremental...
You can see the purple toning but the overall look is that you need more light on the surfaces. I think the top photo is excellent and shows the...
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