[ATTACH] A nice addition to my collection even though not a high grade. This is a VAM 74 - Doubled 18.
Not the highest grade at MS61, but a nice toned addition to my collection [ATTACH]
1E and 53 were merged and seem to be the most common.
My thought was that there were a few too many marks on the cheek to hold the MS64 and I probably would have pegged it at 63.
Well I went back to the ANA standards and that makes me think it might be a higher 63. "A coin graded MS-63 has mint luster that may be slightly...
To your point, I went back to my high res image and the color did hide some significant scratches that probably would have knocked this one down...
Actually over the years I have learned that Photoshop can be very useful to examine toned coins. [ATTACH] There is one scratch on the cheek I...
Got this one today. I see a little green and I believe this one to be moisture in a bag, probably poor Mint storage in New Orleans.[ATTACH] A...
Teach your son to VAM Morgans! It is a great hobby and an intellectual stretch that will keep him (and you) busy for years.
A recent addition [ATTACH] A VAM 53, the most common VAM in this series. This VAM is easily spotted because of the unique diagonal die crack...
My invitee list for Christmas dinner is getting shorter and shorter.
One thing in this discussion is very clear. I am glad we are not all sharing Christmas dinner. I am concerned that the turkey might have a...
Well apparently they exist because a search for them produces covers for free range laptops.
Excellent points and I think well stated. It seems to me that toned coins have been of interest for decades, but our easier access to information...
You make a very good point about the inexhaustible supply, but with toned coins there is some level of expertise needed to do the artificial...
Well I choose not to believe an entire fallacy. If there were then no TPG or Auction House would touch any toned coins. If we believe all...
And the difference can be significant if you know what to look for.
One of my newer acquisitions.[ATTACH]
Interestingly I find them to be ambivalent toward toning, which often drives me crazy.[ATTACH] Without the toning I would have graded this coin...
Here is one I placed some additional value on and purchased. [ATTACH] From a grade perspective it would have been expensive, but to me it had...
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