I think what you are seeing is the remains of the reeding Frank. And yes, dropping a gold coin like this can result in such a dent.
But that's the trouble with coating coins with oils - you have to remove them. And acetone can cause copper coins to turn all sorts of weird...
Zane - would you agree then that, seeing as how clean that coin is, the coin got bumped to a 63 in spite of wear on the high points ? And...
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If it had been a file mark, and then are easy to see that they are file marks in person - the coin would never be slabbed. And it's not an...
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Their source for the blanks is the Australian mint. The info was published in most of the coin mags.
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MS63 PL would be my guess.
Agreed, but they are more times than not.
Photographic artifact ? I find it curious as to how a photograph could create such an effect.
Those appear to be test strikes of some kind.
That much should be obvious - don't know as I would go far as to say we welcome him, but we do allow spock to join in after all :D
Jim the one thing I have to say is that the patina is definitely changed by the Verdigone. But I agree, I think it is a huge plus that it is not...
I don't use any software to correct mine - you too lazy to do it yourself ? And a little punctuation would go a looooooooong ways towards making...
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What do think I'll say ? I'll say they screwed up of course. A rim dent of that severity precludes any MS grade.
And neither of them is Proof either.
As you are probably aware Jim, the answer to a question is often overlooked because it is just too obvious. The answer to this question that one...
If it does it won't be much. Regardless of how few of these were made they are just bullion coins in the end. I have seen them at shows before and...
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