F-15 details. Close to VF
My in-hand opinion was yes.
The question of the thread is how to define artificial toning, not how to spot it. My definition, based on the fundamental definition of...
Yes I have. You just quoted it. Maybe you should read it. No, the question is “Is it market acceptible or not?”
This was originally graded QT, then got AU-55 upon resubmission. Which designation is correct? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That still does not change the fundamental definition of “artificial”: “made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally,...
Sounds like a personal problem.
Wrong. No one accidentally stores their coins in a potato
Easy. When the toning is quite obviously artificial.
I know I have inspired some ancient Chinese purchases. :rolleyes:
Intent has everything to do with AT/NT. But if you can’t tell, then you defer to determining if the toning formed from a natural process (aka,...
That’s your problem, not anyone who appreciates buying/selling on the internet. It really us not as bad as you demonize it to be.
My definition: Putting a coin into an environment WITH THE INTENTION of making it tone. Whether or not someone can tell is a totally different story
I sent one in like this and got VF-25. I believe this one to be VF-20
Oh lordy...
This thread really exploded while I was busy designing a jet engine. :rolleyes:
Talk about being blinded by cynicism. When I say I can read a seller’s pictures, that means that they show enough where I can accurately predict...
Your loss
Or you can learn how to read the photographs and predict what the coin will look like in hand. And if you can’t get a good read (eg. Lighting...
Not a fouree, but an anceint counterfeit (right) naxt to sn official piece (left). [ATTACH]
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