I would agree, misaligned dies - nothing unusual. As for the reverse - looks like a small planchet flaw.
It was, has been about 10 years.
You only think you had good luck with it before. You really didn't. Anybody that knows coins could look at a coin that was done to, and know it...
had a chance to buy an original, uncanceled, Morgan obv die once - it was $11,000.
Yes, of course it's cleaning. But it is important to note that dipping can be considered as harsh cleaning too. Done correctly dipping is...
Yes.
Go to the drug store and get a squeeze bulb, use that....
Doug already said what he thinks. And they've been "slick" for longer than you've been alive. Most folks just weren't aware of it.
Pretty much any course they offer you can take at home - any time you want. Just purchase the correspondent courses and then take the ones you...
That depends on your perspective I guess. In order to say they have gotten better you would have to compare them doing things the same way today...
And it wouldn't matter if he was in the best health he's ever been in. That web site is almost 12 years old, look at the copyright - 2000. And the...
What drives me nuts is that the TPGs will slab coin A, B, C, and D, etc that are obviously corroded. And no I don't mean toned coins, I mean coins...
That question right there is why I have always said that the qualifying adjective/s - harshly or improperly - must be used.
I wouldn't expect much, if any, premium.
Honestly, you need to stop even going to these auctions ! They are mostly a waste of time to begin with.
Welcome to the club, it's pretty small ;)
He can't tell you because of forum rules. But all you have to do is look in the advertising section to find out ;)
The very same people who pay outrageous prices for obvious counterfeits, harshly cleaned coins, altered coins, who grossly over-pay for countless...
But there's a reason for that. Back then all Mint Set coins were taken directly from business strike production runs. Compare that to today's...
Can't say one way or the other. NT and AT both could easily have toning go all the way around the coin.
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