Should we just make something up to answer this? The only way to answer that question would be to send it to the "Green Giant" factory and see if...
Funny though, the originally posted coin was from Luxembourg. The semantics of what the US Mint calls "die polishing" is irrelevant to the coin...
The lira needs some work to remove those green spots. It is a lovely coin, but I would be very surprised to see it in an MS67 graded holder at...
Maybe I'm seeing things, but the Drachma looks to be in a PCGS slab -- at least I think I can see a bit of the clear wide prongs holding the coin...
That was my point Doug. Strictly speaking, what you describe on business strike coins aren't called die polishing by the US mint. That's what...
You mentioned only 2 things in your original post -- die polish and post-mint-damage. You were clearly using the term die polish to mean all...
PS -- I'm just now noticing several green spots on the reverse of the Lira...I hope those were removed before the coin was slabbed/graded. Seems...
Fair enough. I can't tell what else may be under the toning with the particular type of photography used on the drachma. If I had to guess...
And, just for the record, the OP's coin has both post-mint damage (cleaning) lines and "as minted" die polish lines. This happens to be a coin I...
The coin in the OP is cleaned, but he (Doug) has stated some obviously flawed statements later in his post that are patently false.
Doug, this would be one of those times where it would be good for you to "freely and happily" offer your apologies for being wrong. Since (in...
Spreading more misinformation. :rolleyes:
AU58 on drachma...I see rub on the cheek. MS65 on the lira -- I would say it has a shot at 66, but I see what looks like abrasion across...
@Chiefbullsit please forgive me, but no way I can pick just one. Here are a handful in the order acquired throughout the year. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I agree with you, but you're simply wrong in the case of the coin in the OP. But you won't admit it no matter how many other UNC examples people...
1) It's copper, so a completely different animal. 2) It's clearly corroded, and has been silently overlooked as the TPGs do with many old USA...
Give up guys, no matter how much more we know about coins that we may actually collect and have seen like this before, Doug will continue to...
Some old-school British collectors don't get higher than gEF. Even if it's fresh off the press, FDC, immaculate -- they will still say "oh that's...
That no-line fattie has a bar code -- so it's an NGC-5, not an NGC 4. It was first issued in 1992 and was used up to as late as 1995 (according...
I still think there must be some ulterior motive for stopping the sticker of colonials. I mean, CAC still stickers patterns, which must be as...
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