You're right, it's possible the marks were the result of the coins being shoveled into bags. But I doubt it, they look more like wipe marks to me....
They do ? That's funny, I sure can't see that they do, in any of the pictures. Including these 2 - which were pics #3 and #4 of the OP's post. All...
Just get yourself a small Maglight. Incandescent light will more readily show any problems a coin may have.
That coin looks to me like it was dusted with some sort of powered chemical and that is what caused that toning.
It was pic #2 that convinced me that the hairlines are on the coin and not the slab. [ATTACH] Obviously NGC didn't care, but I don't think...
I'd just like to know how they justified grading it a 66 with such a large patch of hairlines across the cheek. It looks like the coin was wiped...
The use of gloves, of any kind, to handle coins is probably the worst advice that could ever be given.
As long as there are people who have older coins at home there will be people who at some point spend some of them and put them back into...
It's a 4 reales.
Savy - As mentioned several times, there is more to it than just the album itself. And the make of the album is not even all that important...
Based on your picture, size compared to the dime, my guess is your coin is 4 reales. An 8 reales is more than twice the diameter of a dime, and...
Charmy - ya know girl you really have to start getting out more, doing more things, going more places. It's just a shame you lead such a sheltered...
I was not trying to portray a live with it attitude. You were making suggestions about how things should be changed or how this would be better...
Maybe, if you can sell it to a tourist or somebody who knows nothing about coins. But it is doubtful because you are paying or have paid "tourist...
Before Peter and the server staff made some changes a few weeks ago CT had over 43,000 members. Remember the update your email thing ? It had to...
Well, I have my thoughts on this but I'm not going to say anything right now. But I'll comment later.
What exactly do you want to know ?
Nahhhh, that post would have been made within an hour, before or after, of when I made the other. I know your thinking though, you think that...
Don't think so. And don't know why you think so :confused: Pretty dang sure my first post will have the Nov 1 date. But it definitely is an...
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