Altered surfaces (the 'tell' is the reverse wreath, although this one is somewhat blatant) that possibly the Seller did not perform or is not aware of.
<< <i>I was thinking artificial frost too, and wanted to know if I was off-base. Does anybody know how artificial frosting is done?? >>
One simple way is to use the same acid that is purchased to bring out the date details in worn out Buffalo nickels, along with a model maker's hobbiest paint brush and a steady hand (under strong magnification and lighting).
It's the same process used to CAM and DCAM early 70's Kennedy halves.
It's a poorly stuck coin and/or an AU/AT. The breast is very poorly defined as well as the ears and there is a disproportionate amount of luster on both sides.
Anyone understand why someone would waste so much time with a brush on a $15-$30 coin? The one dealer I asked attributed it to old coin docters' experiments as they try to perfect their feloneous trade. With THAT wreath, they'd better stick to forging checks of whatever they wasted their time doing before coins.
Comments
But the guy has a 100% feedback rating, so I'm also confused.
peacockcoins
<< <i>I was thinking artificial frost too, and wanted to know if I was off-base. Does anybody know how artificial frosting is done??
One simple way is to use the same acid that is purchased to bring out the date details in worn out Buffalo nickels, along with a model maker's hobbiest paint brush and a steady hand (under strong magnification and lighting).
It's the same process used to CAM and DCAM early 70's Kennedy halves.
peacockcoins
It's a poorly stuck coin and/or an AU/AT. The breast is very poorly defined as well as the ears and there is a disproportionate
amount of luster on both sides.
Bruce