You could use a Q-tip to treat one side and not the other, but I wouldn't recommend it. You don't know what's under the toning and/or whether...
it's "expected" to go up or down or not do much of anything - it's all a matter of whose opinion you get.
You're going to get in trouble if you are too general in your questions about prices and rely on the answers. Ditto for relying too heavily on...
I don't see any evidence that the slab has been cracked open - what do you base that on? In fact, the seller even states ".SLAB HAS TWO CRACKS...
I believe it to be an 1802/1 Half Eagle, not a Quarter Eagle of that date.
Listing removed - HT, thanks for pointing it out. I reported it, and thanks to those who did the same.
My best guess, based on those images, is MS63.
It looks like a solid MS64 to me. But the color is unusual looking, so if the images are accurate, I'd be somewhat suspicious of it.
Details-wise, it looks AU, but the color is not natural, indicating it has been cleaned.
I was only answering your question about "who cares how that happened" and explaining why I and some others do care. Still, I'm all for people...
Doug, that isn't by date, it is by type - I have seen some of the "sets". The article mentioned about 1000 coins. For example, a complete Mercury...
NT= natural toning and AT= artificial toning.
Larry, I might be mistaken, but I think images are OK, but that you can't include numerical grades in the listing.
You've learned a great deal in the past 13 minutes.:smile
My opinion is, that as a group, "large, established dealers" are no more likely to have "standards of honesty and integrity" than other dealers.
I and some other people very much care how it happened. There is something very appealing about the notion of coin toning in its own random,...
It looks like a very attractive and choice uncirculated example of a a regular issue US coin.
To me, that coin is unquestionably AT. Neither the colors nor their pattern look original.
I agree.
Hi Mike, I received the 4 1958/1958-D coins today. Because 1958 coins do not typically tone in those colors, I can concur that they look...
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