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<p>[QUOTE="NorthKorea, post: 1558413, member: 29643"]I just now realized that you're calling the ASE AT... the deep blue / indigo color is a common color for silver sulfide deposits on silver. I can't imagine anyone thinking it was artificial. Anyone who has owned a US Mint issued uncirculated ASE can attest to that happening after seven or eight years in the holder, since the government didn't issue airtites for the ASEs in non-proof finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>By contrast, pastel or "Easter egg" colors are generally viewed as AT without TPG opinion, since the thickness of the silver-sulfide layer must be near perfect and expand through the coin surface at an accelerated pace to render those colors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NorthKorea, post: 1558413, member: 29643"]I just now realized that you're calling the ASE AT... the deep blue / indigo color is a common color for silver sulfide deposits on silver. I can't imagine anyone thinking it was artificial. Anyone who has owned a US Mint issued uncirculated ASE can attest to that happening after seven or eight years in the holder, since the government didn't issue airtites for the ASEs in non-proof finish. By contrast, pastel or "Easter egg" colors are generally viewed as AT without TPG opinion, since the thickness of the silver-sulfide layer must be near perfect and expand through the coin surface at an accelerated pace to render those colors.[/QUOTE]
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