All it will take is somebody with an XRF to actually test the coins and find out ;) New question, the fineness of an ASE is specified at 0.9993,...
Maybe, but I'm not so sure. Some observations: the coin appears to have a good deal of underlying luster; a good bit of the toning is already at...
What you are asking is if I acknowledge that there are exceptions, some older coins that have not been dipped ? And the answer is obvious, yes of...
As I mentioned before, it's pretty much accepted as fact by most knowledgeable numismatists that at least 80% of them have been. So that's a...
Yes.
Correct. Also correct. But the comments made by Excuse_Me makes me think of an interesting point. Has anyone actually ever tested modern...
For whatever it's worth, I'm reasonably certain that he knows more about detecting counterfeits in general than just about anybody on this forum....
I see a coin with what is to me semi-attractive toning that was struck with badly mislaigned dies, that also had a repunched date, and were...
Do you find coins like this appealing or ugly? Simple question. Simple answer - ugly.
It is impossible for die polish lines to be on the devices - simply can't happen. But wear lines on the devices from metal flow, those happen all...
Just because a coin is toned, that does not mean it hasn't been previously dipped. The vast majority of all toned coins have been previously...
Just read this, and it seems appropriate to post it here....
Different people learn it at different times. But even in the 70's it wasn't anything new, far from it in fact. Learning that goes back at least a...
In this case, I don't think so. You see die wear from the metal repeatedly flowing across the surface of the die also creates lines just like...
Possible but not necessarily. You see it is equally if not more likely that what you have assumed are die polish lines are actually hairlines. But...
When it comes to what is or what is not ethical, just about everybody will have different ideas. But consider this. Pretty much every person who...
Protecting the coin from the air as quickly as possible after the dipping process is complete is the best thing you can do for the coin.
As Dave said, the entire coin has been dipped, and freshly dipped coins are especially susceptible to toning. The only time a coin is more...
Fair question. Simple answer, they will tone differently than the rest of the coin. Different in what way ? They'll probably tone less, and less...
Guys, I think you're forgetting something. The dissemination of knowledge is never a waste of time. Even if the OP were to not read the responses...
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