Hmmm - could swear I've heard that before ? :)
Have already told you I don't know. But I do know what they should not call it !
Even though by their own published definition it isn't. And when they obviously use the term as nothing more than a marketing gimmick. Well,...
Look, I realize I'm not gonna change anybody's mind because you'll only believe what you WANT to believe. But when ya see stuff like that right in...
Lemme ask those who disagree with me something. What about this coin , is it a Specimen ? [IMG] According to the slab it is. But yet for...
No that's not the problem at all. There are a great many words, when used in numismatics that have a definition entirely different than they do...
Well if there's something you don't understand then by all means ask a question, give an example about what you want to know.
I'm a bit more simple than that. I don't care what it is or what causes it. The only thing that matters is that it is there, and how do you get...
Chris it's a discussion/debate that has probably gone on for 2 centuries or more. And you and I sure as heck aint gonna settle it here :) In any...
As I've said numerous times already - coin a new term ! But don't use an existing term that has a long established definition incorrectly. Every...
@Bert Gedin Bert I moved your post and the others that went along with it, from this thread -...
I've pointed this out for as long as this forum has existed. The easy solution is to use a final rinse with distilled water after using acetone....
It's not. There is no airtight coin holder or mint packaging in existence, and never has been. The one and only method that I know of to seal...
That could be, regarding South America. But the opening paragraph of your link clearly states - The metal would have been found in nature without...
No, it is the definition listed by PCGS themselves on their glossary page. The one where they list the definitions of given words....
I'll add one more thing to this discussion - Specimen Term used to indicate special coins struck at the Mint from 1792-1816 that display many...
Acetone will not remove toning, it has no effect on toning at all. The only thing that acetone does is to safely remove some foreign substances...
When I saw the quote I realized I made an oops when I typed that. The author's name is J. Bronowski, not John. The J actually stands for Jacob. I...
Now let me ask a question. What is your definition of a specimen coin ? And where do you find it ? Same question to you too Jason.
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