Thanks for the info, I knew there had to be a technical term for it, and I think it makes the coin look striking. Unfortunately this is the best...
It's a genuine 1907. The problem they reported was "altered surface". It must be the "dipping" thing.
I was told this coin is now worth $10-15k, but had it not been altered, it might fetch 4 times that much. Agree or disagree?
There appears to be "flaking" or something along the edges of this coin. It looks beautiful, but this makes it more or less valuable....
Here is a pic of the coin: http://www.cointalk.com/forum/members/topo/albums/387/6126/
That's an awesome resource. Thanks
It's a 1907 St Gaudens High Relief Double Eagle
I tried to upload a pic, but it didn't work.
Yes, serveral coins were cleaned and lacquered, but several were not.
If NGC returned a coin without grading it, and they this was their stated reason, does that mean this coin is ruined and will never get a grade?
limit one per household Any talk about when are they going to drop the limit on sales?
Do people collect old coin auction catalogs?
The NGS grading service returned a coin without grading it, and their reason was "altered surface". Does anyone know what that means? I...
If a coin was once owned by King Farouk, how would that affect its value?
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