Again, current discussions are the reason for asking this question. It has been stated in other current threads that improper storage is a valid...
Have you ever wondered why Paul ? The answer is pretty simple, and it is NOT because it can't be done. It's because nobody is willing to spend a...
As was already pointed out oxygen is a requirement for toning to occur. So reduce the amount of oxygen getting to the coin and you slow down...
OK listen up. From post #261 through #277 - (basically page 14 in its entirety) have absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this thread. And...
I believe my point in starting this thread has been made. But just in case it hasn't, let me now ask the same but slightly different question....
Yes I do, but that's because there are many different ways, many different methods, to produce artificial toning. And the bad ones, the ones that...
Coins are money. But money has existed in many forms, and for 10 times as long as coins have been money. And no doubt, at some point something...
There are 3 books that I always recommend - the ANA grading book, the PCGS grading book, and How to Grade US coins by James Halperin. The 3rd used...
It was 1960 and I was about to turn 7 years old when my grandfather got out his collection and I sat down with him to look at the coins. He...
As to value, if it actually is a bubble - some collectors wouldn't like it, they'd see it as a flaw, a detractor. Others, like some error...
In the spirit of recent discussions I thought it might be interesting to ask this question - can you define artificial toning ? But not so much...
Which is basically what I said in my first paragraph.
Sorry for my misunderstanding.
And if it were gassed before it was ever submitted and slabbed ? Gassing coins already in slabs is only one way it is done, and the least common...
Randy think of them like this. Just about everybody knows that the values for coins listed in the Red Book are worse than worthless and nowhere...
Try reading these - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-talk-rules.34131/ What you are doing is against the forum rules. Your posts have been...
It could very easily be NT, and it could very easily be AT. And absolutely nobody, with the possible exception of the original owner of the coin,...
Meow - based on the tone of your post it kinda sounds like you're thinking about playing the crackout game. Well, a word of warning - while...
Yes, all the TPGs were far more strict with grading prior to 2004. Since then they have loosened their grading standards numerous times. But what...
It doesn't have anything to do with fear Paul, it only has to do with facing up to and admitting reality. As to your ability to determine the...
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