He also has what one could refer to as a morally casual attitude towards artificial toning.
Shane, I have never been a fan of Northeast's photos. Can you please show us your version when you get the coin. I want to know what the...
I have seen a lot of coins with a very similar appearance hitting the market over the last year. It is hard to describe in words, but they just...
I use both a wallet and a money clip. The benjamins go in the money clip when I play poker. As for the product in the OP. Overpriced is an...
My comment is that apparently ANACS has a different idea of what constitutes "market acceptable" than both NGC & PCGS. And apparently many buyers...
The problem as I see it is that most of the people with good coin photography skills usually don't have to ask questions about their coins because...
I agree 100%. Good Point!
I do not accept that as a fact until you can prove mathematically that the striking pressure is lower simply because the collar is missing. Based...
In all fairness, only the * designation is specifically related to eye appeal. I like the designation but it rarely influences my decision...
I prefer my copper RB [img] I covet eye appeal and originality above all else. Remember that originality has two meanings. One means the...
Oh no! Three times in a week or so. With the exception of the debateable timeline, I have to agree with you Doug!
Here is a quote of the relevant portion of one of my posts on this topic including a link to the associated thread. Fads are phenomenons that...
I know of nobody on this forum who disputes that long ago toned coins sold for less than their untoned counterparts. The general disagreement is...
From what I have seen in this thread, the purpose of the product is to accelarate the toning process with the intent of hiding problems such as...
The surface looks to have been etched by some chemical.
At no point during the minting process is the coin ever in a liquid state. Even the hardest alloys will demonstrate a measure of malleability...
Now contrast the coin above with a 1974 with contact marks. Your error example was also a 1974 IIRC. The striking issues of the Jefferson Nickel...
Doug, Please explain how all of these marks are concentrated in the area that represents the highest point of the coin (the jaw) and there are...
Let's get back on track! [img]
IIRC, that is two in a row (me agreeing with you). Maybe someone hypnotized me! LOL!
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