In numismatics, and other walks of life, patina is often used to refer to more than one thing. Toning, or color is one of them. But I assume that...
From PCGS - 93|N-3 Planchet Flaw - Metal impurity or defect in the planchet – depends on severity Because it is considered damage. And it's...
No grade - planchet flaw, and yes it is severe enough, F details.
Going into currency trading are ya Michael ? :D It's a good looking coin - I like it ! And they no doubt made it that big so they could depict...
I've tried to stay out of this, I really have. But I just -can't - help - myself !! :( Well, I suppose the answer to that question depends on...
It's not the color that makes me think it's AT, it's the way you can see traces of the liquid used to do the toning, in particular just below 3...
Not my point. If you look, she worked at Coin World at the time. So you can pretty much bet there was an article about it in Coin World back then.
Not exactly, that's how toning on Proof coins often starts. I won't say it starts that way on every single coin but it is extremely common. That...
Dave, have you read the actual letter from the mint to which you refer ? It was written about 1 month shy of 20 years ago - Feb. 1987. And yeah,...
It's not mysterious at all, haze is the beginning stage of toning. As for the lines, based on your pictures I can't tell what caused them for...
I could say a lot but I won't because I have said it all so very many times before. However, I'll say this much - I agree with the title of this...
When I first looked at this I was thinking bleach or ammonia, because the coin doesn't look like one that's been through a fire, and black toning...
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Ehhh - yes, no, maybe ? Sometimes a question about a coin should be posted in a specific section and other times it's not really that big of a...
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