You might want to try some of these - http://www.cointalk.com/forums/us-coins.35/
Yes, the high points of a toned AU or XF are usually lighter in color than the rest of the coin. But that is not because when the toning is worn...
Yeah, kinda sorta. But chop marks aren't really countermarks, not in the sense that they are usually thought of.
What he said ;)
What happened when you did that, and what you are seeing on that web page, should tell you that a few things are possible. 1 maybe the people who...
Don't know for sure Larry but it's possible that coin was graded back when grading standards dictated that it would have been a 65. Heritage was...
There was a bit more to it than that. Typically a coin was countermarked/counterstamped to indicate either a change in its face value, or an...
No idea what your offer is but I see that as a $175-$200 coin at best - full retail. So I would expect dealer offers of $140-$160. Go from there.
Yes I do believe the 2nd coin would be designated as having been harshly cleaned. The hairlines are particularly obvious in the fields in front of...
Sorry but that just isn't true. If someone takes a cloth or rag, or anything else, and rubs a coin then the hairlines produced will be...
It might, or it might not. But let me mention a couple of things here. There are questions & comments similar to yours posted all the time. And...
One of the primary uses of xylene is to clean up & remove paint. It works on paints that acetone won't work on, as well as of those that acetone...
A prolonged soak in acetone will remove or help remove some paints, but no means will it remove all of them. Xylene would be a better choice for...
mill rat - A couple of things - PCGS is also known for having dipped, rinsed, cleaned, conserved - pick your term - coins without ever being...
They didn't cease operations for quite that long. The San Francisco mint began striking coins again on Sept. 1, 1965. The first coins struck were...
About the only comments I can add Tom is that Conder's book puts the advent of the blue holder in Nov. '98. You might want to talk to him because...
Given that your coin does show signs of color it's also a good possibility that it was a plated or gold wash counterfeit. The thing I find unusual...
I'm well aware of that, I collected original mint sets for decades. And finding gem examples can indeed be difficult. But the coins having some...
jester - You'll have much better luck with these - http://www.jpscorner.com/silica-gel-humidity-control.html And yes you should use them and...
That is a possible explanation yes, maybe even the likely explanation. But proving that's what it is would be pretty difficult. Off metal...
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