Tell me if you think the following coin is consistent with PCGS's public policy regarding artificial toning. PCGS realizes this is a tough area...
Again, with all due respect, these are not fair comparisons. In the cases where a TPG grades a cleaned coin, they know the coin was cleaned but...
AT coins rule.:goofer:
While you are certainly welcome, the info was not anything you couldn't find somewhere else: like your link to varietynickels.com.:D
While I agree with that premise in theory, I think that it would only apply to the common date coins. Although they do exist, very few coin...
Yeah, but you got the answer right, and without any help. The ability to apply knowledge will lead to increased confidence which will translate...
I don't dispute that trying to deceive others in an attempt to make money is wrong. My point is that it is the Numismatic community's...
I could, but it might be more fun if you read this thread an came to your own conclusion. http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t49827/ If you want to...
With all due respect, you have completely missed the point. If the practice of artificially toning a coin was accepted, there would be no fraud....
I think it is a matter of perception. The simple fact is that the oxidation layers on a coin's surface are identical with respect to AT and NT...
I really think it would be much easier on everyone if nobody cared about the originality of toning and just decided based upon eye appeal. The...
Sounds like the Appalachian Jeffersons.
Mike, How much closer do you want me to get to the toned coin market. You state that the problem is far worse than most people think but don't...
I don't see this great rise in doctored AT coins flooding the market. What I see are mostly easily indentifiable AT crap by novices working with...
Here is a raw 1946 Jefferson Nickel that has an almost CAMEO effect on the obverse. [IMG] What you got!
Wow, you like your women big huh!
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LOL, while I am not a huge fan of die polish lines, that coin is strangely attractive and a better date ta boot. Nice pick up!
Also keep in mind that NGC used to require 6 full steps for the FS designation. A few years back they caved to public pressure and created the...
I hear that a lot. The have many problems with the theory that toned coins are a fad. First, I have been collecting rainbow toned coins for 8...
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