You can - PCGS has a grade guarantee. There is not - but there should be.
Under the right conditions - you bet they can. Toning is taking place from the moment a coin is struck.
OK - so who did issue it ? Now you have ME curious :)
I think it more likely that the coin was plated with silver and in places the wear or thinness of the pating is allowing the copper to show through.
I think it safe to assume that was a typo ;) The last time a Mexican peso contained approx the same silver as a Morgan or Peace dollar was 1914.
Market grading can be confusing as there are really two criteria that have a bearing on the grade assigned - value and condition. As for condition...
Ryan - Yes - all the coins have value. The quarter is probably the least value as it is an off center strike - a more common error. But what...
Ya know - it might just be a case of - be careful what you ask for :eek: A few years ago, on the old Coin World forum, I was sort of "talked...
It is quite common for cents to be plated with silver, nickel - even platinum has been used. It is a mciroscopically thin layer of other metal...
I should have worded that differently to say that I agree with most of the comments or statements made in the author's article. But he does make a...
IMO - AT all the way. The toning does cover some nice fingerprints though.
All in all a good article on the subject. I don't agree with everything the author has to say but I agree with most of it. Click Here
Looks like 'em to me ;)
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