Geeeez Matt ! You just had to go and say that didn't ya. The plan was coming together too. Now they'll see it was all an effort to get them -...
Yeah, PVC residue can do that when it dries out sufficiently. But you do you realize what PVC residue is ? It's an acid, and it eats into the coin...
Careful now Frank you just agreed with me :D
Plus whatever he feels like charging for doing it. I don't know of any dealers that do it at cost, they all charge extra when they do it for you....
About as good as it gets.
Not necessarily Ardi, the 2 escudos had the same pillar and waves and 2. But I agree with you, that sure looks like a silver coin, not a gold one....
I explain it here - http://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/
It's easy. He sits in one place all day and just waits for people to bring it to him ;)
Pretty good - made me smile ;)
My grades (not theirs) - 64, 63 (PL ? ehhhhh, maybe) and 64. The last one, combined the 3 areas of rim dings kill it for me, especially the bad...
Shhhhhhhhh ! Don't be giving them any ideas ! :rolleyes:
As for the brown, my guess would be that the coin was dipped long ago to remove heavy brown toning. Again I'm guessing, but the green looks like...
Not true. Not even close to true. The softest cloth in the world will absolutely leave hairlines on a clad coin.
Especially when ya count the fakes :D
Just pointing out what some folks never realize Matt that's all.
Yes it is. Unfortunately not everyone looks at it the same way you say you do. It is extremely common for just about everybody to take pictures...
Type is one of the few words in numismatics where its meaning changes depending upon the context in which it is being used. When used as type 1 or...
All business strike SBA's are the same type. And there are a few varieties within that type. While it is true that many numismatic terms are used...
That's kind of the thing about dealers though. It doesn't matter who it is, there are going to be both good and bad reports. Any dealer or company...
It is also full of even higher numbers of "bait fish" who swim around blissfully ignorant just waiting for the sharks to come and eat them ;)
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