That link I provided tells you exactly what they will recognize. They do not recognize any others.
But do you realize that once toning reaches the black stage that the toning itself can and will destroy the coin ? What I'm telling you is that...
That's not a carbon spot. Though I will grant you that more than a few people do call any dark spot on a coin a carbon spot, but that doesn't mean...
Yeah and that is no different than sending a coin in one time and having it graded 64, sending it in again and having it graded 65. Or, sending...
First let me make clear that the specific comments in this post have nothing to do with MS70, but are instead an example of an answer to your...
And I didn't say there was a premium for grading those. I was merely point out that PCGS does not decide which coins merit a premium. And that...
Not quite that often Sam. The fineness of the silver did change 4 times in a hundred years (1700-1800), but only by Royal Decree and it applied to...
You better hope it doesn't spread at all. That "spot" has almost certainly permanently damaged the coin. That spot is not from toning, it's from...
[ATTACH] Do you have any trouble telling the 2 types in that picture apart ? That's your answer.
Looking at what I can find there are less than 20 of this date/mint dimes graded MS anything, and only about 60 in any grade (NGC & PCGS...
Are you talking about the sintered planchet coins ?
Ya think ? Or were you being facetious ? Do you know how PCGS decides ? They decide based on what the well known authors have published -...
When you said "denomination" I thought you were talking about the 1 R, that is what I was referring to as being normal. But as noted, yes the F M...
Don't think that's a Black Beauty, the kind you're talking about anyway. That looks like ordinary toning to me. This is the kind of Black Beauty...
Who decides ? To a large degree the better known authors & writers decide. The popularity is driven by what they write about.
Nope, that is normal.
Lordy, now he's delusional as well. They may have to put him back in isolation again :rolleyes: And spock, you just leave me out of your contest...
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