the ASE's are known to tone in all different kinds of ways! im sure the guys that know more would love to see the obverse of it! cody
the devices on the lettering should be different from the fields that surround them - the A in America and the M make me a bit uncomfortable- I will not call it A_T but I would not buy it.
A picture of the obverse would be helpful. Sometimes the ASEs tone only a bit on the edges when stored in Dansco albums. Without seeing the obverse it would be hard to say if its AT or not.
Can't say one way or the other. NT and AT both could easily have toning go all the way around the coin.
What is it about the A and M in America that make you worry, I dont think I quite understand. What is a dansco album? Its in a snap case it came in with paper on one side and a styrofoam like material on the other side. What is MA? I'll get pictures of the reverse when I get to my computer at home.
Dansco albums is an album that stores coins. There is a piece of mylar that covers the back and front. Unfortunately the coins are still exposed to the air and the edges will become toned over time. It could be possible the coin was stored in one before and became toned. Look at the first A in America, then look at the last A. The fonts don't match.
really it is on all of the letters but you can see it on those 2 letters best- the devices (or raised part) should be a different color from the fields (or the flat part). For example if the top of a letter is blue and the bottom has no toning and the area around the letter matches that- it is probably a-t. look here how the letters and stars are mostly different colors from the fields around them http://www.pcgsblog.com/jaime/news/toned-coins-and-the-coin-market check out the stars on the 1887
I really don't see why it matters so much on a bullion coin, and almost impossible to tell. If an expert was doing coins, he would generally pick ones with a higher price/desireability ratio and there would be more toning on the coin. If you are dancing to the dark side, you shouldn't just stick your toe in the room.
Doug already said what he thinks. And they've been "slick" for longer than you've been alive. Most folks just weren't aware of it.
My 2cents :kewl:I don't think NT,this why. the rim toning look just like ASE that have been dipped to remove spots or toning.but the toning returned. but I maybe wrong as only the 1st owner & the coin knows were and what been done. Pcgs coin sniffer could tell in a Ny min
No, it couldn't. The sniffer has nothing to do with toning and it cannot tell AT from NT. The sniffer can only identify if foreign substances are on the coin.
