I have several Columbians and would like the female half to go with it for a possible framed piece. Are you saying a proper dip is ok? I saw...
Right.. that's what got me too.
No problem...I'm buffing that out with a green pad right now... jk.
Thanks for the explanation. I guess it's all in the details.:)
Nice! I see the toning is very similar to mine. So you are the guy I've seen with the PS pics on black background and reflections..lol. Nice...
Yeah, since they polished the dies for the additional pressings at 1492 and 1892....
I've got a top of the line MineLab..goes underwater and everything. It sits under my bed mostly. Every week that goes by I wish I had time to use...
Thanks. Did you see the video to see luster?
I've seen that term..details. What does that mean? After a while and some more guesses I will post how INS graded it.
Thanks..I'm liking it too... even if I probably did over pay. This is the price of learning. At least I have this forum to help me narrow down...
I agree about the wear... but I'm a rookie. I honestly don't see any wear. Even with an 8X loupe.
And when you say dipped.. is that in an over the counter liquid tarnish remover? Like Wrights or Tarn-X?
Something just doesn't sit right with me on this one. Anyone care to weigh in? Not to mention that a MS-64+ should have sold for...what? 2...
It's so hard to show luster with a still shot... so here's a video to show it. Anyone else go to these extremes.. or is it just me??? lol...
Playing with the lighting to give a more lustrous? look.... since I showed it's uglier look/side already. I hard/side lit the earlier ones to...
OK.. I caved and cracked it out of the holder. Whew... a bit sketchy getting that plastic apart, worrying about scratching it. I need not have...
I just received a Columbian in an old INS holder. They are out of business, so I am really itching to crack it out of holder. Probably just a...
Fake? I was watching this auction and kept wondering if this was a fake. Seems to be a high volume Ebay dealer.. but dang that coin just looks...
I think the people who would like this severe toning would be the same people that like the painted ASE and Morgans.
Ahh.. that's what AT means...thanks.
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