No, we're not kids. But then we're not talking about pouring chemicals on a coin as being the same as natural toning either. Nobody, in all the...
Chris I can only tell you that I can relate literally thousands of examples where it was true. You read the world coin sections of the various...
I think it will be more along the lines of defining what is, and what is not, doctoring. Only then, will they come out of the closet. And it...
You left out the most important, and the most obvious answer - it's because coins don't lose weight to wear. And they know it !
Of course it was a pocket piece, it was my pocket piece. And if you take the trouble to search them out you will find many other times I posted...
What really cinches it being a scam Mark is that the only 2 examples that were left alone and not artificially worn were those taken by mint...
I think you'll find that 4 sets were commissioned for diplomatic presentation pieces, but only 2 were ever actually given to foriegn dignitaries....
It's a purely debatable subject and one with so very many possible answers that it almost defies listing them all.
From the Heritage web site - Artificial Wear Four of the six known Class III dollars were artificially worn, giving the appearance of coins...
That is considered to be true by many, but not by me. In fact I would say there is very little difference in the actual grading standards used by...
No it does not. That is my point, coins stored in completely natural conditions with no chemicals or gasses intentionally added to speed up...
If that were the case Mark then why in the world would the coins have been artificially worn by the people who struck them so that it looked like...
OK, for those that disagree with my comments, here is an example. This coin I would grade no better than VF20. But yet when I weighed it, at the...
Personally, I think Mike makes a very valid point. At least 7, Class II and Class III, of the 15 coins were struck entirely for the purpose of...
They were. But over the years at least 2 of them have been upgraded, 1 at least 3 times and another at least twice. Both of these coins started...
No, not at all. Coins lose almost nothing in weight from wear. Even a coin in Good condition will still weigh within mint tolerances for a new...
But you're basing you entire premise on the time factor. Contrary to what many think, coins can tone in as little as few days.
Mike with every trade there is and every field of study there are words used in that trade or field of study that have unique and distinct...
I can't recall which one it was off the top of my head but one of the 1804 dollars was graded XF by NGC, I think it was, and then some years later...
There is never any way of predicting how toning will turn out. It can turn out to be ugly as sin or very beautiful - or anyplace in between. And...
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