The best pics are in the first edition of Photograde. Yes it is still used by some people. Personally, I always preferred the ANA Guide and I have...
In any number of ways - increase humidity, change the temperature, place the coin in contact with something like paper or cardboard. However, when...
Fair enough, but that wasn't the question. He asked if it was bad for the coin - so how can putting acid on a coin be anything but bad for it ? It...
Excellent, keep up the good work :thumb: We need more stuff like that out there so people can learn.
There are as many different conditions that can cause toning as there are people on the earth. Everything is variable. Temperature, humidity, the...
Interesting, may I ask - are the coins your own ?
Yes, it is.
Sorry Guy, but that is incorrect. They buy the gold as they need it during the course of the year. That's why the law was written as it was - so...
Can't swear to it, but I don't think you can do bulk submissions for errors. Yes it will cause them to tone. Is it a bad thing ? It can be -...
Uhhh - yes. Typical for that seller though. Guys I gotta ask you, I know my eyes are not what they used to be, but where can you see any...
I'd change that many to most. The odds are high that if a coin is still in an old holder - it deserves to be.
The explanation for the '14 could be as simple as mis-aligned dies - the coin is slightly off center. That lump of raised metal at the end of the...
kanga - if you care to become a member you can probably find the info you seek on-line - JRCS And if you wish, you can examine pics of of the...
Ardatirion - ya wanna see a folded coin unfolded ? Folded Unfolded
ICG is the only TPG I know of that slabs ancients. Search for them and you'll find 'em ;)
And it also says on the box - Mailing Box - which indicates that the box is an off the shelf item purchased to mail things in. pupa wrapping...
The pictures are really too small to be able to say much about the coins.
Appreciate the gesture pupa but there is no need. The coins were obviously rolled by a private inividual and not any bank or any company that...
I'd leave it alone, there really isn't anything that can be done to improve it. I would probably also get a problem free example.
Yes it is subjective, but it is also to be expected for no two coins, even though they are graded the same, are equal. It is extremely common for...
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