Hmm, I can see your conundrum OP. While this bluish hue can be indicative of previous AT, it can also occur naturally as a normal state, (although...
Because its "pretty". :(
Looks like colorful album toning to me. The progression goes from the outer edges to the middle. I have seen such things pulled out of albums,...
I am in the AU details camp. I believe it was corroded and cleaned. The explains the pockmarked areas on the coin as well as the bad coloring.
Besides the 40 year trendline straight down? :) One would hope if the mint experienced lower sales they would take this into account. However,...
The reverse is actually great. Maybe those who know these coins better than I can give you more assistance.
Like Tom said, not for me but more power to those who enjoy it. It sure is a cheaper way to collect coins than I practice.
Indo Scythian, western satraps, struck around 200ad plus or minus a century. In that condition will be hard to attribute which ruler. Btw its silver.
Actually I used to work at a automotive parts manufacturer. When you move parts down a line quickly, if a sharp point develops on the surface it...
Of course not and I did not view it that way sir. Like I said, I was making an assumption from how I viewed the photo, but I may or may not have...
Baconslayer, the RIC 10 volume set is considered to be the most authoritative reference on Roman Imperial coins. That is why it is used...
Photographs are weird. What to me looks like an incuse to you may look raised. I judged whether it was a cut or not based upon his ear. That does...
Yeah, I still have the welts on my back from the bullion section whipping me when I dared contradict them. :(
Come on Eddie. He shows us a Type 1 Buffalo with no mintmark, what year and mint do you think it is? ;)
Always remember the mint is a giant factory. As such, tons of stuff can happen at the mint after a coin is struck. When we say post mint damage,...
Look how it also extends into the rim, but not the low spot just before the rim. This is very characteristic of PMD scratch, NOT a die crack. A...
Wow, snakeskin really is an applicable name. Dude looks like an extra on a cheap sci-fi film.
Yeah, to me too. Why is his left hand occupied if his holster is strapped for a left hand reach? It looks like the holster is backwards if he as...
I gotta admit, those are some fugly coins, more than normal. I never like forsted proofs to begin with, preferring BU coins, but those are gawdawful.
"Command a premium that has stood the test of time"? No sir, that is not correct. Toned coins have not always commanded a premium. In my lifetime...
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