Howdy carlamos - Welcome to the Forum !! Post a pic of your coin, and then maybe we can offer opinions. But I will say this, I know of no CSA...
Based on the pics I just think there is wear on the coin. Check the hair above the forehead, the nose and the bonnet. On the rev the eagle's...
Not this time CPD - "This Texas Centennial Commemorative Half Dollar was recently submitted with the hopes of removing the dreaded PVC...
Mark, these are the two threads that Bone is referring to - Link 1 and Link 2
Bone I was not commenting on the accuracy or inaccuracy of the particular link you posted. Instead I was commenting on Wikipedia in general. There...
clembo - that was not toning on the coin. That was PVC contamination.
I'd have to say 62 because it is a S mint coin.
I'd have to go with AU as well.
In the pics there is nothing that is colored green. But if you see green with the coin in hand odds are it is the remains of PVC residue. That may...
I disagree, that's a type 1.
Your logic, your entire line of thinking just amazes me.
Yeah I'd bet that it doesn't suffer any ill effects at all. It is only when a coin is improperly dipped that problems develop later on. This is...
Fair enough, but if they did it your way, there wouldn't be hardly any coins in slabs. Except moderns that is.
Yes it would have, even if it was you Bone ;)
No, just truthful. But what would you expect from an encyclopedia written by people who think they know what they are talking about ? In a...
The acetone will remove it, but it maqy also change the color of the coins now or down the road. You could use any number of other solvents to do...
No, so much for the inaccurate info you can find on Wiki. There's tons of it.
Could be a fake, could be a wrong planchet error. Could be a lot of things.
Those work ;)
Forget about it. It's nothing but a marketing gimmick.
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