Thanks for showing your results. I can definitely see changes in the coin's appearance. For the most part I think I've done a good job steering...
It is for sure you have to go into this with your eyes open. For years we have been asking those who know about coin doctoring to show examples...
Obviously I don't know what the exact method or cause of the toning. I would assume baking in the oven would leave both sides with similar...
New from eBay. Raw SMS Lincoln. [IMG]
In the NGC generations slab thread from a few years ago Conder shows one slab, a Generation 8 from 2000 only, that is similar. The only difference...
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Here is a closeup of the MM. At one time I knew which VAM it was. I haven't owned the coin for 5 years. [IMG]
Happy Birthday Ken!!
If you inherited it (i.e. Got it for nothing) how did you get ripped off??
Close, PR65RB
Gorgeous toned 1961!! Those streaks are almost assuredly die polish lines
My mistakes would make your head spin.
What Paul said.
I don't know why PCGS would say that. They have graded over 8,000 of them. Over 2700 of those graded MS62. NGC has graded over 16,000 1881 $5...
I'll take the book with the cover rather than one that's been peeled off.
No more so that when blast white was the rage. Many if not most were AT'd by dipping.
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