That's part of it, but is also the metal itself, and thus the luster, in the protected areas and device edges being different from that of the...
Why you ornery old cuss - you know that aint true ! Why I can even write ya a list of all the things I like. Just as soon as I think of one I'll...
Looks like plain ordinary toning to me, on both coins. The darker shaded areas are toned, the lighter shaded areas in the more protected areas -...
Look at the top of any page. See your user name in the dark blue bar ? Put your cursor over your user name. When you do you will see this -...
That works for one kind of harshly cleaned coins but there are many other kinds as well, too numerous to even list let alone try and describe them...
CasualAg$ - this is an old issue, dating back to 2006. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pcgs-and-ngc-get-sued-over-first-strikes.19680/...
Values for all problem coins vary greatly. It can be anywhere from 20% to 80% of a problem free example with equal detail. The higher end of the...
Back when ebay was still very young I was recruited to be part of the 1st team to find and identify fake world coins being offered on ebay. And...
There is, slightly different angles, slightly different lighting, different camera and settings - any one by itself or any combination of 2 or...
You can stretch that date range out a bit longer :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [IMG] [IMG] Congrats on your new acquisition !
Now that, that I like ! ;) And Renee, I realize you probably don't truly understand that comment but I guarantee you everybody else around here...
My only point was that not all windows block UV because they don't all have the special coatings. Many windows are manufactured without any...
They don't get much better than this - https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-U-S-Gold-Coins-Commemorative/dp/0794817653
No he didn't Books, he did his job by pointing out the things that members should not be doing, nothing more and nothing less.
Is coin collecting an investment? It shouldn't be but a lot of people treat as such. Rule of thumb, you should never put money into coins that...
Not all of them do, only the ones made with the special coating on them do.
We shall have to agree to disagree Jason. Luster and natural colorful toning are absolutely tied together. Are there some exceptions to this...
Yeah that's the routine placement. But here's the thing Randy. The NGC sticker does not cover up the word Uncirculated - when Uncirculated is on...
But you're only talking about one tiny aspect of it. And I think you're forgetting that there are people on this forum who have been trying to...
Assuming you mean the coin in the link I posted, it very well may be unc. You have to remember what I said in my first post - the people who...
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