Looking at the coin I would have to say that yes it has been dipped. The question is if the coin has been over-dipped. Unfortunately that cannot...
I would say the exact opposite. Harshly cleaning your coins was the accepted, even recommended, practice in Europe since long before the US even...
Fair enough.
Sometimes yes but not always. That was my point, it's not an absolute. I have seen coins that were completely black and then dipped, and out comes...
The one that runs across his neck and cheek.
That one's a first for me. I have looked at hundreds of thousands of Proof sets in original packaging over the years, but this the first time I...
I'd agree that it can end up that way, if dipped for too long or too many times. But there are literally millions of 90% silver coins out there,...
You are correct Larry. But as said by others, it can depend on variables. The type of bullet, velocity, angle of incidence, so there are some...
As to the designations, only PCGS uses the phrase "questionable color". NGC will just label the coin Artificially Toned. Same for ANACS and ICG.
No, water will usually do nothing. But acetone or xylene will often rinse what you are calling chemical toning off the coin. Experience. But...
Quite simply, they guess. Granted it's an educated guess, but it's still a guess. But when you are talking about AT coins it needs to be...
I don't have any but I have certainly see people do it, several times. And if memory serves there is a thread from a few years back with pictures...
On the contrary, I understand them all to well. If a coin is a scarce date/mint, let alone actually rare, has a well known pedigree, or is more...
Polished is a completely different thing than harshly cleaned. As to what makes me think it is harshly cleaned, those scratches you mention do,...
I don't know that they have any of the designs available any longer. And to my knowledge no one ever made one of those. I think that was more of a...
My thoughts on this one are the same as they were on the other - harshly cleaned.
Regardless of what the TPG said, I still say AU details because of all the scratches. Especially the one that runs from the ear all the way down...
No idea what the TPG said as they typically bump these beyond all reason, but that coin has been harshly cleaned.
Dedicated to just mint marks styles ? No. But I think you'll find all you want to know here - http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/
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