Since the most likely candidate for the sun's toning effect is UV, I wonder if anyone in the various fields that use high strength germicidal...
You might check around and see if it would be worth you buying and reselling the toned ones. I personally have never seen the "album toned" coins...
It does look like the sans serif , but it looks inverted to me. Jim
If when the mintmark is struck by hand, any strike of the MM after the first that is not right on will cause a RPM into the working die. If the...
Fishaddict, To be sure either way, a sharper (more focused) photo is needed. It is large enough, but does seem to be a little out of focus. My...
If the coin was taken from the original holder and put into the flip and sent to the service, I am at a loss for an answer. Toning is a chemical...
How long did you possess the coin before being sent into the service, and how was it stored in the meantime? The reason I ask this is that...
Sometimes people take advantage of your good intentions and efforts, but that doesn't mean you fail, it means that they failed. When a person...
At the best it looks AU50 in my opinion with the problem of looking through the holder. Sometimes the mylar "sticks" to the coin and throws it...
Knowledge is a great gift to give or receive. It is renewable and expandable. You have done a good deed for the hobby! congratulations! Jim
I would certainly send it in to PCGS and get it slabbed for protection and insurance purposes if nothing else. You should be very happy owning the...
It looks like what is called "orange peel". I have seen this description used before in auction catalogs and they usually mentioned a late die...
I think that it would be labeled "not genuine" by NCG if the date was altered. Jim
Ruben, I don't see the reflective fields you would normal see in a straight on photo. Generally polished coins tend to look prooflike, this one...
The color looks off, and the luster looks very poor ( Compared to the details of the coin ) If you have a good loupe or macro, it would be...
Since PCGS has a separate identifier for "cleaned" and for "Questionable color", the only common thing left is Over-Dipping or Chemical treatment...
Wow, I think your definition of "hate" is a little liberally given. But that is OK, differing opinions and all. I like the 4 reverses this year....
Yes! Some of the 1980s Bowers and Merena's catalogs, such as the Eliasberg collection, the Norweb collection or the King of Siam catalog are the...
Machine ( strike, etc) doubling occurs because a die is not secured in the press and moves during the striking process. The die itself is not...
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