You better hope it doesn't spread at all. That "spot" has almost certainly permanently damaged the coin. That spot is not from toning, it's from...
[ATTACH] Do you have any trouble telling the 2 types in that picture apart ? That's your answer.
Looking at what I can find there are less than 20 of this date/mint dimes graded MS anything, and only about 60 in any grade (NGC & PCGS...
Are you talking about the sintered planchet coins ?
Ya think ? Or were you being facetious ? Do you know how PCGS decides ? They decide based on what the well known authors have published -...
When you said "denomination" I thought you were talking about the 1 R, that is what I was referring to as being normal. But as noted, yes the F M...
Don't think that's a Black Beauty, the kind you're talking about anyway. That looks like ordinary toning to me. This is the kind of Black Beauty...
Who decides ? To a large degree the better known authors & writers decide. The popularity is driven by what they write about.
Nope, that is normal.
Lordy, now he's delusional as well. They may have to put him back in isolation again :rolleyes: And spock, you just leave me out of your contest...
Hmmmm - me thinks he's off his his meds again :rolleyes:
No, I'm not overrating my knowledge. All I am doing is relating an opinion that was and still is held by a great many knowledgeable collectors and...
No, you don't. But that's because the slabs the TPGs use are not sealed either. Yeah the two pieces of the TPG slab are melted together by the...
What does a picture prove ? Look at these pictures. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Are those different coins ? That is...
The point of separation is to do the very best you can to protect your coins. It is a known fact that the boxes and packaging that the mint uses...
That's exactly what it was meant to imply. But if it makes you happy I'll say - most of the of the people who know coins did.
No coin slab is airtight - none. You can buy yourself those rectangular plastic cases for less than $2 each. And they are just as good at...
No, it doesn't. Photographs prove absolutely nothing.
I'd have to say they had it right the first time.
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