That is the reason. And it happens all the time with coins. But most folks don't notice that it is happening with coins because while one coin...
Based on the pics I'm going to say no on both as they both appear to have lines, hits, scratches (pick your word) across the lines.
And NGC requires all 3 bands be clearly split and unbroken.
You're not wrong, they are the same. FSB is a bit older of the two terms and was more commonly used years ago, but when the TPGs came along they...
Not always. They were up until the early '90s which is when the mint started making annual Mint sets from special runs and stopped assembling them...
Could be Michael, but I thought the only time the coin was left in the slab so the graders could see it in the slab was when it was submitted...
Natural toning is caused by gasses Dj, so the best artificial toning is caused by gasses as well.
la plata agria translates as - sour silver, so I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. But there are no marks or anything to the right of...
Here are pictures of two genuine coins from the same period. Look for yourself. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just another example of why ebay Feedback is completely worthless and totally meaningless. The biggest scammers that ebay has ever had just about...
Not necessarily true. A good coin doctor can get a coin to tone, in an attractive manner, in a matter of hours. And it will be completely...
Not likely. The reason it is not likely is because PCGS and only PCGS determines what the value of the coin is. And their value is based on...
I'm inclined to agree with brg and question the coin being genuine. I do not think that is corrosion, I think that is the result of it being a...
Actually this would indicate worn out dies, not new dies. New Proof dies would result in coins with a strong mirror finish and a cameo effect on...
Completely agree, at least when it comes to the technical aspects of toning - the hows and whys of it, or most of them anyway. But when you read...
Yes, sometimes greatly so.
It's not anymore. Just an oooops by the OP.
The one thing that Tom didn't mention ( he kinda did in a way) is that the Grey Sheet list prices for sight seen coins; and the Blue Sheet list...
No, acetone will not remove toning. The things that remove toning are commercial coin dips. And all coin dips contain acid.
As I said in post #4 of this thread, there are a thousand variables that play a part in how a coin tones. It is the combination of specific groups...
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