Just about 0.
Define a good grade. The majority will be 68 - 69.
Yeah, on the genuine examples. But I don't think this one is. You go get a corroded coin and counterstamp it - the surface under the counterstamp...
Uhh yeah - I do believe Roy was :D
Clinker - Apparently what you don't know is this - Aidan is the only person on the planet (at least the only one I ever heard of) who calls...
Aint it amazin - that's exactly how this coin got its color, from being wrapped in tissue paper for storage :thumb: It's 100% natural toning.
All of those people who keep Littleton in business ;)
Saying the coin was not genuine and saying it was counterfeit are two different things. In all likelihood the coin is a genuine dime with an...
I'd say AU50, the coin has obvious wear on all of the high points of both obverse & reverse. As for the cleaning - guess it dpends on how you...
A question for you - the article and press release are about PCGS - there wasn't a word about NGC. So why did you include NGC in the title ?...
Wellllll - suppose I was to tell you ........ :secret: Nahhhhhhh - you'd never believe me :whistle:
A wonderful idea, I'll talk to Peter about it :thumb:
Well, with varieties the PCGS rules are fairly simple - if it's listed in the Red Book, they'll designate it as such, if it isn't they won't....
Aidan is correct, it is the counterstamp of Ceara in Brazil. The condition of it still bothers me though.
Since we are talking about toning here, what about this one - is it real ? [IMG]
Let's put it this way gx - I sure wouldn't buy it :rolleyes:
Absolutely, it is after all pretty hard to stop Mother Nature from doing what she does ;)
It's not uncommon to have natural toning look just like that.
It's certainly possible, but it's more likely the second ring came after the coin left the vaults. Many of these coins were bought by the bag -...
Do you realize how many millions of coins we are talking about here ? That's why there are so many.
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