Galen, coins can tone to many different colors under certain conditions, but the most common color of all for a silver coin to tone is a shade of...
Yes, both of those things are possible. But that's what I was trying to explain above, there are also many, many, other things that could have...
Trey - your question about the strength of the loupe has already been answered. As for hairlines, hairlines are nothing more than very light...
That's just it, they were extremely regular. But I understand the reasoning for your comment. Files have existed since 2000-1500 BC. The worked...
Of course it's a different color. krugerrands are 91.67% gold and Buffalos are 99.99% gold. Krugerrands are made of an an alloy, Buffalos are not,...
Purely for the sake of discussion and understanding, I'd like to mention a few things. And everybody, please reply with your thoughts as well....
Angelo this coin had a total mintage of 50.
No argument that the grading standards were tougher back then. But the consensus opinion is that after all of these years that just about all of...
Teddy - wiping, no matter how gently or with what, will put hairlines on a coin. The Windex only makes it worse. Honestly, if any dealer ever...
The definition of a Proof is a coin that is struck from specially prepared dies and planchets, and struck more than once. That's all that is...
Don't forget, the early S mint Morgans are graded on a stricter basis than other date/mint combinations. So the coin may be graded correctly...
That's just it, it is not just two thin lines, pictures 3 & 4 clearly show more lines. When you look at pics 3 &4, that's when it looks like the...
I'd say it a little bit differently Matt to cover all bases. While the fields will usually show wear first, it is not impossible or unheard of for...
I'm in the 35 camp.
Oh I remember the thread, just like I remember how you and Paul told me I was crazy to even think that the mint ever used shovels to put the coins...
You're right, it's possible the marks were the result of the coins being shoveled into bags. But I doubt it, they look more like wipe marks to me....
They do ? That's funny, I sure can't see that they do, in any of the pictures. Including these 2 - which were pics #3 and #4 of the OP's post. All...
Just get yourself a small Maglight. Incandescent light will more readily show any problems a coin may have.
That coin looks to me like it was dusted with some sort of powered chemical and that is what caused that toning.
It was pic #2 that convinced me that the hairlines are on the coin and not the slab. [ATTACH] Obviously NGC didn't care, but I don't think...
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