And it'll either be sold to a private collector who doesn't care if it is stolen or not, melted down and sold for the gold, or they'll get caught...
That's because the print is etched into the metal and MS70 does not remove metal. It only removes haze and light surface contaminants. But a lot...
The numbers in the stars is when the coin was actually minted.
I'll never understand why people continually get hung over the idea of fees. I mean look - unless you buy or sell a coin to a private individual...
Guess I'll be the contrarian again - looks NT to me.
So you took what appears to be a polished coin and turned it into what appears to be a re-colored coin - I fail to see the benefit.
I suspect the print on the Pres coin will come back.
Another one I never got to get. Your collection has far surpassed what mine ever was ! Congrats Conrad - and keep up the good work :thumb:
Gonna getcha for that ! :hammer:
Extremely clean coin, almost mark free. I was almost tempted to say 58 on this one because of the cheekbones, but I decided to chalk it up to...
As with most things that kind of depends on who you ask. Coins with the Red designation sell for more than those with the RB or BN designation,...
But a brand new one is pretty dang close.
OK, I understand where you're coming from. Always have. But if what you say is true, then why do we not see similar marks on every single weakly...
Those with real skill - have been there for 20 years already. And for as long as I have been around coin forums I have said the same thing - if...
Paul you have disagreed with me many times on this point. But I'll grant you this - that depends on how you define long ago. Where you have...
For you ? Nahhhh, I figured if nothing else you could dip one. But what you posted serves the purpose pretty well :thumb:
The two are shillings from Great Britain. The third I don't know.
You misunderstood, I happen to agree with you. But you and I appear to be the only ones that can remember toned coins, even very attractively...
You really should spend some time going back and reading old threads on the subject of toning. It'll give you a lot more insight on some of the...
I'm willing to give Thad the benfit of the doubt that his motives for doing this are two fold. One to make a buck - nuttin worng with that. And...
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