It's really a crapshoot. Sometimes you get brand new rolls, sometimes you get well-circulated rolls full of silver. Best of luck to you. Oh,...
I too think it's a good idea. On the other hand, things could get pretty ridiculous: Send in a coin to NGC, get your star, get a metallurgical...
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I agree. It does seem very cheap at that price. I know I'd buy it in a heartbeat for $50K if I had the cash.
Good point. I should have included that. I guess I was just speaking hypothetically, since you'd have to be pretty hard up to dip a coin like the...
No. The toning wouldn't diminish on it's own. You could get rid of a substantial portion of it by "dipping" (cleaning using chemicals.) That...
Joey, a coin still can tone even if it's slabbed, although it is likely to do so at a much slower rate. Most slabs are not 100% airtight, but they...
Sorry, Leadfoot...I was only speaking in generalities. Heat-toned coins that I've seen are usually darker tones, but I realize they don't have to...
Thank you all very much. I like it a great deal. It's really tough to describe artificial toning (which, I think, you describe as "fake.") It...
Unfortunately, it's not worth much above face value, but it's still worth keeping.
Hey, all. I wanted to share some pics that Blu CC took for me at the 2010 Spring MSNS show. I've been wanting to post them, but never got around...
I keep them. I even buy them (in bulk) for a premium over face. They're fun to sort for roll sets. The 1938-1964 sets do have a premium over face.
Freezer, you behave.
Agreed. I'd still like to see it.
I've never seen one before, I don't think, and I collect Jeffersons. Please post pictures for us, and we'll get it identified lickety-split....
You didn't do too badly at all. You're buying solid-quality coins from recognized and respected TPGs. That's a good start in and of itself....
Just 25 years experience with coins; trying to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut. I suppose I've just created an amalgam of what I've seen...
Looks fake to me. I dig his rationale as to why it might be real: It fit in the hole in his book. LOL!
Well, it's actually funny that you say it was just these two series whose grading standards were changed. I recall getting this book a few years...
By liberal, I mean that, for any given grade, their standards are more-likely-than-not to be below my standards. For instance, in "The Official...
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