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I beg to differ on this count Doug. The reduction in reactive surface area of the coin makes available more oxidizing potential per unit area of...
Oxides reduce the chemical potential of the surface of the coin, thereby suppressing the rate of further oxidation. Toning generally is very...
I am an advocate of maintaining every coin in its highest possible state of preservation. For coins reacting with flecks of paper, spittle,...
The surfaces of the obverse are altered, and the reverse image is poorly focused, so it's very difficult to answer your question. Despite the...
I recommend you be very cynical for just one day, and make the phone call to your agent to be positive. I know of no homeowner's policy that...
Neat, struck with hand-engraved dies, it appears. I know a guy who collects contemporary counterfeits. If you don't have a customer for this, I...
I've done it numerous times to get an upgrade on an obviously undergraded coin . . . I even have a couple now that I'm likely to do that with....
While I have no way of being positive, they appear to be more than "skin deep", as is possible when oxygen permeates silver, which can happen...
The toning looks questionable to me. Just as importantly, the coin appears to have suffered environmental damage across the "Y" in "LIBERTY" and...
While the fields are almost always where die polish is most evident, it can definitely be found on the high points of a design (in the recesses of...
I'm not so sure about the cleaning . . . in this case I suspect the background is white, exhibiting a pinkish cast from the lighting. This is the...
This doesn't exactly pass the sniff test with me either . . . Can you find a bunch of other auctions to list for us in just as much detail...
I don't consider myself a slave to eBay . . . I am a slave to coins. I buy through all channels, eBay included . . . I willingly swim with the...
I forgot about the fact that sellers cannot leave poor feedback. Thanks for the reminder. - Mike
You'll notice the time that those two listings ended . . . They were both very new Buy It Now listings, and I hurriedly bought them before leaving...
The seller hasn't left feedback for me, so I am reluctant to force the issue. Otherwise, I'd have filed the dispute.
Three of my most recent purchases on eBay have proven to be counterfeit coins . . . fortunately, I think I'll get my money back in all cases. I...
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