This thread should do well to help you answer that question. Rainbow Toning's Effect on Price In the end, there is no price guide to help you....
I think they terms are intentionally vague so that they can be applied in a way that allows for each coin to be graded subjectively. Clearly...
Full Bands [IMG] Not Full Bands [IMG] Hope this helped!
Sounds like a standard Philadelphia mint 1964 Jefferson. One of over one billion minted. But if it looks like this, it is worth some money. [IMG]
That was phenomenal. I hope that what ever you do for a living, they pay you very well. If you can do things like that for fun, you are a very...
The steps on many early 50's "S" mint Jefferson's will look like that and the TPG's account for that when they grade them. My 54-S actually has...
Just because the machines take dimes and nickels doesn't mean people are still paying with them. I don't know who your friends are in NYC but...
I'm sorry, but I am not buying these reasons. They are excuses, plain and simple. I can't remember the last time I saw a vending machine with...
Hey Mark, What is your opinion of this coin based solely on the images?
While that is outstanding news, we need to find out exactly what happened. The curiosity is killing me. Who are our Heritage boys, Stewart, Cave...
Doug, You are confusing me a little. It seems that you have been advocating the established standards for grading which say that YES, a...
Spartan, PCGS will authenticate and encapsulate problem coins but they will not assign them a grade. The reason code is found in the first...
Kanga, I think you have nailed it. If you can consistently reproduce what you have done with this coin, you will have a very nice set of...
LOL, your typing is slurred.
I believe this to be the right answer. All hard and fast rules that we create will eventually lead to the exception to that rule. By not...
I think it is time to take a look at some examples and see if everyone is right. The first coin is an 1899-O Morgan Dollar with gorgeous obverse...
I have often been a strong believer that marks in that marks in the prime focal area of a coin are essentially grade limiting marks. After all,...
It is, here is an example of an EOR 1881 Morgan Dollar. [IMG] The coin in the OP appears more of an album toned coin to me.
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I bet if I photographed that coin, not only would you think it is mint state, you would probably consider buying it.
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