Acetone has little to no effect on ordinary dirt and grime and that looks like what is on the token. In all honesty, you'd probably have better...
Correct. I would also add that anyone who does not have a personal saved copy of images posted using the Image icon, and you own that picture,...
The problem is there is absolutely NO WAY to distinguish one cause of wear from any other cause of wear. Or, when and where it occurred. If your...
You're correct, bag marks are NOT considered wear. But what you're forgetting or not even thinking about is that when coins are in bags, and those...
In almost all cases, yes it is the same. Ya see, the way I learned to interpret pictures was by looking at them, and then looking at the coin in...
It's true that not very many circulated in the hands of the general public. But that doesn't mean that the coins weren't in circulation. Once...
To the best of my knowledge, they were and still are all sonically sealed. And I suspect that's what you're seeing - not glue. But I suppose...
You are correct. But as I have said above the people sorting the GSA coins DID NOT know that. Nor did they know that the only way to identify if...
You are entitled to your opinion. But, one you learn to interpret pictures correctly, it's not all that difficult to determine if wear is present...
None of them are MS.
Maybe not. But if a coin is in a 65 slab and I think it's a 63, and they won't see it to me for 63 money - I simply walk away from that coin....
No, it doesn't mean that AT ALL ! What you have to understand is that it was beyond common even in the 1800's for banks to gather together coins...
I didn't offer any thoughts or opinions in this thread, I merely posted basic information about the TPGs. That said, no, my opinions of the TPGs...
I did not. I have never been one to buy "a pig in a poke". That said, once I could look at the coins and make my own decision, I bought many of them.
No it isn't. It's actually quite simple. Almost everybody ignores the opinions of others when making a buying choice on just about everything and...
Yeah, they can be. Before TPG grading standards changed a MS60 or MS61 pretty much always looked like they came in 8th in an ax fight. The...
It can. And in point of fact, toning does not always follow the "standard progression". It's actually quite common for toning to not follow...
The problem is the people sorting the coins for the GSA did not know how to grade coins. This resulted in coins that actually were uncirculated...
What's Better: Undergraded OGH/CAC or Higher-Graded Modern Holder ? The answer really depends on WHY you're buying the coin ! Since the origin...
All I can say is I've told you how to get exactly the information you want. But, it requires work and effort on your part and it's up to you to do...
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