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"Color transfer" might be even worse! That is essentially staining, and is even harder to remove than some verdigris or PVC.
I don't know what "green album toning" is... but whatever that is, its not toning. That is some foreign substance on the surface.
I'm really worried about the green on this coin. It should not be there, and needs to be removed before the coin is damaged.
Not worth the fees - the coin is most likely a 64, with an outside shot of 65, but no FBL. A 65 is not even worth $100. I mean, you could do it as...
Sorry to say, I'm not terribly surprised. Your brother is very wise, and PCGS' ruling is reasonable - as I've mentioned already, that toning is...
Tick in the field in front of his nose, tick on his cheek, tick in the field between TY, tick on the reverse to the right of the eagle, spot...
I'm ready for the reveal!
Wow, that's gorgeous. I've always wanted one of these, but it doesn't really fit my collection or my budget.
Huh. Weird. I also wonder why only the Franklin toned. Perhaps a pinhole tear in the plastic? Do you like the toning pattern on this one?
Close - the late 50's are the most common toned coins. This is because the mint sets of the time were made of cardboard, which created the toning....
Must have been an aftermarket put together set, because the mint started shipping the sets in inert plastic after 1959. You are correct that 60's...
Really hard to read that coin with that toning! Any other pictures you can show us? Based on those pics - MS-64 and not FBL. But that doesn't...
With all those marks on the legs of the eagle, absolutely no way this ever gets 67. Honestly, the only reason it got 66 is because the marks are...
Using the word "coin" - especially "collectible coin" - instantly asks for a closer look by any would-be thief.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-overview-of-misaligned-dies-mad-coins.71781/
I'm sorry Doug, but I just can't accept "Well, I read about it in a book a long time ago but can't remember where" as an authoritative or even...
Doug, the thread linked in the post you linked answers this issue, and completely contradicts your assertion: The blanks were adjusted prior to...
Thing is, in the modern world, I've been buying coins from photographs, comparing coins to photographs, and learning to judge coins from...
I'm not going to deny that there are high quality, naturally toned, original variegated toners. I'm not going to deny that proof toners often...
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