Well I have to agree with one point - I never would have submitted that coin to NCS.
Looks like I have to play the contrarian. Coins can tone like that, and completely naturally. I've had them do it myself. I once had an entire...
Personally I'd say 63, too many hits on the obv. But I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it came back 64.
I'm not so sure it has been harshly cleaned. Dipped I would say, probably to remove some discoloration, but not over-dipped based on those pics....
Yes.
I'm kind of confused Darryl - like G-man I'm thinking the first 2 pics you posted look far better than any of the others. In the way the coin...
It has a bit of a polished look to it so my guess would be yes it has been harshly cleaned.
But that doesn't leave a green color. Discolored yes, but not green. Silver coins, and even some gold coins, get verdigris too - not just copper...
There's is no debate. The coin is without question a taler minted in Germany in the province of Brunswick-Luneburg.
Then it's not PVC.
Hmmmm - that slab is fairly recent. I can't pin it down exactly as to date but certainly within the past 5 years or so. And that makes it even...
It applies to any coin where a similar thing occurs. edit - I just want to clarify. The thing that applies is the cause, not the name. Weak...
I have never heard of it. But then that is probably because such an indicator would be lumped into the general description of many fakes. That...
Boy I don't, it'd be pretty hard to do that.
Sure sometimes you can see luster under toning, even more often than not. But sometimes you can't see it too. In particular the gun metal grey...
For an '80-S ?? :eek: Ya sure surprised me that time Mike.
Easy question for me - hammered gold ! The stuff just rings my bell ;)
Must say - I agree about PCGS slabbing that one. I am truly surprised ! Not saying I think it's AT at all, just surprised they didn't. Do me a...
Oh I wasn't even considering the value let alone commenting in it. I was merely trying to point out that visible luster is not always a grade...
It doesn't - same same ;)
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