The only thing that makes any sense to me is that this coin was whizzed - and got slabbed anyway. Whizzing a coin will create raised lines.
The same marks being on the rim pretty well rule that out. The rim is the part of the coin where the metal flows and is pushed and stretched more...
That will be enough gentlemen. If you can't follow the forum rules then don't post.
OK, let's see them. Yes Jello your coin does have some die polish lines on it. But most of them are not die polish lines. They are hairlines -...
Just for the sake of clarity, are you suggesting that coins stored in Whitman coin folders, bank bags, coin cabinets, manila envelopes, etc. all...
That depends on the coin in question. But yes, they are often die scratches.
If all lines are raised as you say then I have no idea what caused them, but they are most definitely not die polish lines. As I have explained...
Mike I don't deny that there is some subjectivity involved in grading, but it's nowhere near what it is when deciding on whether a coin is NT or...
As soon as I see myself losing ? Paul - I don't see myself losing, not in the least. But you sure avoided answering my question about those bag...
No, I definitely would not. You guys seem to think that I am against toning or something. No, I'm not. I happen to love attractively toned...
What ?? Were all those bag toned and album toned Morgans you like so much properly stored or improperly stored ? Are they all AT ? For that...
Whether it should be or not be, is not the point Mike. The point is that whether it is AT/NT/MA cannot be anything other than guessing.
Paul my point is this, all anybody, including the TPGs, can do is guess if a coin is AT or NT. Even 10 years ago I have seen cases where coins...
Don't know if I would go quite so far as to say that. There are literally thousands of coins that have been dipped and their value was...
Yes. Toning that has reached the dark stage, either dark brown or black, is generally considered to be bad because once it reaches that point it...
There is, a dip in MS70 will remove the haze from Proofs in most cases. The problem is that sometimes that haze comes back. But it almost always...
I'm more curious as to why you think it was under-graded ?
If that's true Paul then why was the coin that started this thread bagged ? Pretty much everybody here, including you, has said it more than meets...
What I can tell you is that stainless steel will absolutely rust. It just doesn't rust as fast as regular steel.
I would first ask how you know, stress know, that the labels you have assigned are indeed accurate ? I would submit to you that you don't know any...
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