Not true. There are many, many cases of coins that were toned black, and dipped to reveal very nice luster. There is even a somewhat famous story...
Insider - Are you aware that when the GSA coins were found, sorted, and packaged, that the people doing the sorting - didn't have a clue what...
In the post of mine that you quoted, the key phrase is - That is because toning, if left unchecked, will destroy coins with a certainty. And I...
Yeah, OK. So ? It's easy enough for you to mention what you see in your listing and then ethics is covered. Personally, in looking at the...
Why ? You ever look closely at the top of a concrete floor ? It's made up of fine grains of sand virtually equidistant from each other. And...
Why not just sell it as is and get another one.
When looking at coins like these you need to think about what actually happens to the metal, in the different areas, when a coin is struck. And...
Nahhhh, the crowd was much bigger than that :D
It's possible they could be planchet striations, but in this case I rather doubt it. Why ? Because they are too limited. Were they planchet...
It's pretty much like it is with all other things in life, you don't "find the time", you make the time ;) I've been doing this, making posts...
And that's kind of the point, right there. What I mean by that is that almost everybody applies different definitions even to common, everyday...
For whatever it is worth in years past there more than a few imitations of original mint packaging for Mint Sets and Proof Sets. Some of them were...
Eddie I don't pretend to have the "concrete" answers. I only know what I have read and cited here. And as I have said several times now, what I...
We have rules here Dave, all you have to do is read them. And those rules are enforced, with fairness and equality for each and every member. What...
Dipping coins is nothing new, it has been with us for well over a century. It was acceptable then and it is acceptable now, and there is a very...
Are you happy with the results ? Looks like you got a mixed bag compared to your expectations. One interesting thing, for me anyway, has come of...
Yeah, there are things we allow, and things we do not allow. But a certain level of what you call confrontational behavior needs to be allowed for...
Dear God Frank he'll be older than me by the time he gets finished :D
The coins in today's Mint Sets are processed a little differently. Yes they are struck on special presses with a higher striking pressure, and...
There are basically 4 things, if used correctly, that you can use to safely (or properly) clean coins: distilled water, acetone, xylene, and coin...
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