I am currently only blocking two people on this forum, he is one of them.
These guys made those offers on a rainbow toned NGC MS67 SLQ
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I have a coin for sale on E-Bay with a price guide value of $1,500. There have been two offers made on the coin since I started the listing. The...
I think you will find the thread linked below educational and entertaining. http://www.cointalk.com/t206022/
There are several ways to differentiate a 1916 from a 1917 on a dateless coin. From Cline, they are as follows: 1) On the high grades, the...
I think your coin is edited too and I have one that has a very similar toning pattern. [IMG] In my experience, ASE's will tone very rapidly. I...
The stars were the giveaway
Morgan Dollar
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What he doesn't tell you is that you don't need to stop it. In many cases, it is so slow that you can't see the toning even after decades. How...
I am curious, what is the environmental condition that causes silver coins to tone? I know the answer but am not convinced that you know....
I agree that the TPG's made a conscious choice to change the way the grade coins with respect to cabinet/roll friction.
Sounds like you are coming around to my to my way of thinking regarding gradeflation rather than a conscious change in grading standards by the TPG's.
But Matt, Morgan & Peace Dollars can be found blast white without being dipped so I don't think they would face the same level of scrutiny as a...
This was a gorgeous Pilgrim with the ship sailing on a rainbow sea. Sorry about the old 2002 Heritage scans, all I have to remember it. [IMG][IMG]
I can't prove this, but my feeling is that obviously dipped coins are not getting grades above MS63.
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Here is a link to Mark Goodman's website with a very informative article on how to photograph coins. My Approach to Coin Photography by Mark...
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