The coin is damaged, period. In years past it would have been a no grade any day of the week.
Well standard definitions don't always apply to coins. My point is this, there are other half dismes, so any half disme is part of the set of half...
I would disagre Mike, they part of a set. To me a set is merely defined as a type of coin, such as a half disme, that was produced by the mint for...
It's not something that I can easily explain other than to say it takes experience. A coin that has been truly over-dipped almost anyone can...
My grade, 58. TPG grade, 63.
It should not have been graded at all - the coin is damaged.
OK, but your previous message implied that you did. And I said if you dipped it for longer than 1 or 2 seconds it would be harmful. Even 3...
The thing you apparently missed is that he said he dipped them for 15 seconds. That is not quite the same a "quick dip". edit - and he did say...
The designation says clear and with no breaks. A nick across the lines is a break. It works just like the FS designation does with nickels. A hit...
People are always trying to disguise the actual price by changing the wording of their ads. Some sell by the pound, some by the bag, some by a...
Inclined to agree. Some probably acquired it in the original Mint Sets, others in envelopes.
The reason NGC didn't assign the FBL is because of the scratch through the upper bell ines. NGC requires both sets of lines be full and no breaks...
And if I could view them in hand I have little doubt that I could. So could anybody else with experience. But as you say, pics are not the best...
You really think you can identify one based on a picture when the foremost experts there are can't identify one in hand ?
Doesn't surpise me really. But they got it from here, that I can promise you.
It isn't actually. They took the P, T and S (in that order) from POTOSI and created a die punch that made all 3 letters in the die at the same...
To be honest I find it hard to believe that you can use any coin dip that will remove toning/tarnish for 15 seconds and not harm the coin. I would...
Given the evenness of the toning I'd say there is a good chance it is. As for FBL, it looks like it is but the pic is a bit small to say for sure.
Now I understand your question. Yes, toning can and will eventually turn into what they call environmental damage. That is because when the toning...
I'm not sure what "inverment damage" is as I have never heard the term before. But yes, that coin is toned.
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