By that comment I suppose you mean that if technical grading had been used that the coin would not have been graded as MS65 - is that correct ?...
No, not at all.
Just so ya know Phoenix, the odds of a business strike getting graded as 68 or 69 are about a million to one. Maybe higher. They're not worth it pal.
Well, I won't say that I favor technical grading over market grading - technical grading just leaves too much out IMO. But I will readily agree...
Since the circle in the same area is also very weak the cause was very likely due to a grease filled die.
Mike I look at this way - those pics are about 300% - 350% actual size. And if you can't see any detail at that magnification - then it likely...
While you can't stop it completely, you can sure slow it down a lot with proper storage ,)
Mike's right - toning is good, haze is not.
ANA F12 - obverse Some details show in hair and cap, and at the shoulder and breast. All shield lines and letters in LIBERTY are weak but...
I guess they think that way because throughout recorded history, every single time a coin was made that its face value equaled its intrinsic value...
Looks like post mint damage.
Krause list value for G as $12 - F as $30.
Just for the sake of clarity, there is no TPG that uses technical grading - ever. NGC, PCGS, ANACS, ICG - every single one of them uses market...
Dipping copper coins in acetone often gives the coin a pinkish cast.
If you are dead set on cleaning the coins, just go buy a commercial coin dip and use it. It's a lot safer - for you !
OK - let's provide some reading material on the subject. The first is an article from Coin World - Click Here The second is conatined in an ANA...
See what I mean about the two terms being misunderstood ? Now, let's talk about a few of the comments made so far. To a degree this is...
Well, they all say they do.
It's been dipped in a commercial coin dip and then dipped in acetone by the look of it.
Probably about as easy as it is to make fake coins. And there are millions and millions of those.
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