Wow, Eddie... you made me blush. I actually know James personally. He has taught me much about Ikes and about grading in general. Also...
There has been a lot of discussion across several threads about MS and PF-70 coins and a major point of contention is the usage of the term...
James Sego is the best at Ikes that I have ever met, and a great guy too!
Trust me... the age of the known universe goes as follows: Big Bang Sun Earth Doug single-celled organisms and we're not even sure that the Sun...
good points... I learned something new
I see what looks like die fatigue as well, but if the strike didn't eliminate planchet flaws, well, since one comes at the set-up of the dies, and...
actually, as it was described as a super weak strike, maybe a adjustment strike or something where the planchet imperfections survived striking......
Honestly, I don't understand why this coin graded.
If I wait until I get home, I will show you the hits I am looking at. They are not tiny and they are quite numerous. I can count at least 9...
The number of hits on the coin make me also doubt it's chance at MS. Since I can't view the luster in hand to look for slight rub, I am assuming...
Then I say AU-53
well, let me state for the record that I DO NOT dislike insider! I find his posts informative and his debate stimulating, I just wish he would be...
My apologies for being an ass.
I see hits everywhere, you mean the hits aren't on the coin? W/ hits my grade is AU-53 W/O my grade is MS-65
Yes, the answer was the same as mine, except to say that I incorrectly said soap, when it was hydrochloric acid that was used to clean the...
Was that done with acetone, paddy?
The milk spots that I think you're referring to (in the 1960s) were caused by an inability to properly rinse the soap from planchets pre-strike....
i would use E-Z Est, but that's me. I don't know about acetone, but I don't think it will remove haze from proofs.
well, $31.95 x 2 plus $4.95... but I get your point, Lee, and you are correct
If properly dipped (or conserved) it will likely grade PF-69 UCAM, Richie. The haze on the coins of this era usually comes clean in a proper dip...
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