Congrats !
Absolutely. Some toning has a splotchy, unattractive look which turns me off. Some is too dark, some is too garish (especially common on AT coins).
Is all toning positive ? No. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's truly subjective.Personally, I kinda like the look of the OP Frankie,...
There's some truth to that. Another perspective is Naked Eyes had already seen enough to disqualify the coin; there's no need to look further.
Well, that's certainly true ! In a since, the difficulty is it's own reward. Attributing coins is very educational and sharpens the eye. These...
This is what I have observed hundreds of times in auction lot viewing. Very advanced dealers eschew a glass 95% of the time, because many coins...
Highly recommended ! It's very well laid out - year by year, not by denomination, which helps the reader better understand what was happening at...
Highly recommended ! It's very well laid out - year by year, not by deno ination, which helps the reader better understand what was happening at...
Awesome coin, Matt ! A real bell-ringer. :thumb: Having seen the coin "up close and personal", would you consider this coin truly 100% fully struck ?
Unlikely. There were very, very few coin collectors in the US in 1826. But hey... there were a few early coins which were set aside by collectors,...
The 25c is a super-bomb as well.
Post up when the dude scores the 1/2c ! What an amazing set. What made him choose this particular challenge ?
Wow !!! When I saw the title of the thread, I thought some joker was just foolin' around. Those are the most "serious business" coins I've seen...
If it was minted in France, the coiner was at great risk of The Terror ! Thanks, Siberian Man ! Cool thread.
...From the original post on this thread, which indicates the color spots are oxidized silver, not gold. Can anyone present for us Good Science a...
I was pretty skeptical about the steel cent thing. Suddenly, I noticed they include a Certificate of Authenticity ! YAY !!!!
A kilo of pure gold perfectly balances a kilo of impure gold. Or a kilo of pure lead. Or a kilo of feathers. A kilo of anything balances a...
Hey everybody ! How many of you los tejanos gonna make it out to Live Oak Civic Center for tomorrow's coin show ? We're setting up. Hope to see...
Good question. We must distinguish between "toned" and "spotted". I would think spotted coins almost always bring less than non-spotted coins....
No, but a .999 fine Panda developed spots, as do Maple Leafs, Philharmonics, and AGEs. And First Lady coins, I suppose.
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