Howdy Gene ! Dang it's good to hear from ya ! Sent you an email. Doug
It even has wear in the fields.
None of those coins would grade higher than AU50 in my opinion. They all have obvious wear on them.
No, the consensus is that PCGS never rejected the coin because of acetone at all. But experiments with sonic cleaners have shown that they do...
Turn off all other lights except the one by the coin - two lights by the coin are better but all others need to be off. Then just experiment with...
No.
What you're describing is usually caused by a partial lamination. That's where a layer of the metal separates from the underlying metal. In clad...
Two possibilities in my mind - 1 it's a fake slab, but need to actually see the slab to say. 2 - it was part of a bulk submission and the GOOD...
Acetone will only remove fresh fingerprints. Fresh can be defined as only a couple of days old. After that fingerprints are there to stay, unless...
No higher than 64 IMO. That big hit on the cheek kills it, even if you assume the luster is there.
I wish PCGS had chosen another name for their little machine. By calling it the "Coin Sniffer" they have confused so many people that it'll...
jeff - first of all I don't believe your thinking is correct. But even if it were the proper method of using acetone requires 3 different bowls of...
Because when it is done properly it does not alter the coin itself. It only removes certain contaminants.
I would never grade it higher than 63, but that certainly is a well struck coin !
It's been going on since before the advent of the internet.
CapCity - if you will send me your email address in a Private Message I would be happy to send you an analysis of the Saints by date & mint,...
Do you even look at your own numbers ?
Make no mistake Dick, I don't think the coin would ever be graded. I am merely talking about the amount of detail that the coin has - not its...
But you see, those special designations are something that the collecting public wants. And because they want them that is why they exist. Face...
Not all coins of a different type are listed in the Red Book - as a different type. Examples would be the Satin Proof and Matte Proof 1921 Peace...
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