Here's the thing, the terms uncirculated and circulated - are the names of grades. Granted, in grading's simplest form but they are grades...
There's more to it than just that though, and that's what Larry is referring to. Many of the coins placed in GSA holders labeled as Uncirculated -...
For many years the only way to get a GSA coin graded and slabbed was to send it to one of the TPGs - ANACS, ICG, NGC, PCGS - in its intact GSA...
My guess would be glue as well, that was almost clear when new, but that has darkened with age over time.
I'd have to agree, a stain of some kind caused by some foreign material that got on the coin.
The brown looks more like a foreign material that got on the coin to me - not what are commonly called copper spots. What it is or how it got...
It's been a long time but I can recall seeing one that was at least similar to that, if not exactly like that. The dots looking like balls on an...
I think your best bet would be to talk to a lawyer that specializes in copyright/trademark law.
What's the current saying - it's been a minute ? Well, a minute would hardly suffice, as it's been quite a while since I posted this comment....
As others have said you assume correctly. CT is for the discussion of anything and everything that has to do with numismatics. And not just coins,...
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