Sorry Ripley but I have to disagree. Corrosion always starts on the surface and works its way in. It cannot start inside and work its way out.
It's not as simple as it sounds. On some coins all of those things you mentioned are true, on others all of those things are not true. But yet...
Technically there is no difference between a BU coin and an MS coin for they are both uncirculated. They essentially mean the same thing. Any MS...
Yes haze is a beginning stage of toning. If allowed to prgress it typically turns a blue shade. But it is a bit different than normal toning in...
In effect that's exactly what happened. Or the reverse happened, a hard surface like an album slide was slid across the coin. But the effect is...
Generally speaking patina is nothing but another word for toning. And yes it is true that sometimes there is corrosion underneath the toning. As...
Smoke what I said about gloves is a fact, not an opinion. The only thing closed minded about it is when people who don't know that it is a fact...
You apparently don't even have any idea that I was agreeing with you about it being BS now do ya ? There's a TON of things that the TPGs do that...
Actually is is reported that a lot of them do come from ebay.
I don't for certain. What I do know for certain is that none has ever been reported. I also know that there have been quite a few where somebody...
Even brand new, the slabs are not airtight. Not even close.
The only reason that intent is important is because - intent is the one and only thing that is different between AT and NT. You see, that is...
I am not condoning anything or anyone Rusty. I merely stating that there is no way to tell one from the other because the end result is exactly...
You should do the same.
That's easy. Buy some MS70 and dip the coins in it.
People are always trying to read something into something else that is not really there. And the rumors start that this means that and that means...
The article doesn't say anything about the holders other than that they were "tampered with". And rather obviously, tampered with unsuccessfully....
As I have said before, you have a lot to learn. And I do not mean that in a derogatory manner. Not in any way shape or form. If I may offer a...
Has nothing to do with it. The same scenario has been replayed at the TPGs countless times for many years. The thing that people need to...
Thanks for the kind words. But it is exactly the same thing I have been saying for more years than I can remember. People just don't want to...
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