Buffalo Dollar NT or AT? (Update in first post)
nencoin
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What say you?
Edited to add:
We get modern stuff in all the time in deals, either through the mail or over the counter. We let it accumulate until we pretty much run out of room, then we inventory it and blow it out. We have no idea how long this particular coin has been laying around here. Had it come in like this I'm sure we would have caught it. We do not "gas" coins, put them under lamps, or do anything else to create toning. We'll be sending it off to PCGS in the packaging.
As expected, the coin came back graded from PCGS. After starting this thread and sending the coin off to PCGS, we realized where it came from. It was part of a huge collection we purchased down in NYC last year from a, sadly, now deceased collector who was 102 at the time. Much of it was stored in a closet in his house. This coin, along with dozens of old Whitman albums (many of which had coins that had developed amazing color over time), was in that closet. There were also several of the Poarch Creek Indian two coin silver sets, many of which had toned with similarly eye-catching colors.
https://pcgs.com/cert/37417890
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Looks AT
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AT, but it doesn't matter. Yuck!
looks like the old, "hot light bulb" heat soak. I would say AT.
AT....potentially gased in the slab. Maybe “edynamicmarketing collection”?
AT. Attempt to cash in on the popularity of nice toning now.
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rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
I have seen this improper storage
May also have a mildew smell!
AT
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AT
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Finest Toned Ike I've Ever Seen, been looking since 1986
Yes-he's back in business big time. And as bad as ever.
EDM was my first thought too
Collector, occasional seller
I wouldn't buy it as NT based upon those images, but keep in mind that what my line in the sand is can be quite different to what a TPG line in the sand is and this can also be different from what other individuals might think.
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There is someone out there doing same color target toning on ASE's. No bueno!
IMHO the coin is AT
List of Coins for sale at link (no photos)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RvQQV4TSsEi3U4WW8
I would normally determine this to be AT....Reading the OP, I would believe he personally did not AT the coin.... However, that is a strange pattern and color. Let us know what the TPG determines... Cheers, RickO
I will definitely keep y'all posted, @ricko . We're submitting it to PCGS in the Mint packaging and will ask them to attribute it as coming from the 2001 Coin & Currency Set.
Possibly come back MS67?
I guess editing the thread doesn't automatically bump it. Doing so now.
fugly toning
Looks clearly AT to me.