How long before coins are artificially crusted?

clw54

If they aren't already. Lately "crusty" is considered desirable, which means smoebody will figure out how to make them look that way. Please don't misunderstand, I like them that way, too, but you can be sure the doctors are tuning in on this.

Leiana

Hopefully never, but I see where you are coming from.

Coin doctors just keep making me more upset.

-Amanda

mirabela

There is a place on South 54th Street in Winkapazucket where they do this. They bring in whizzed busties every morning by the panel truck full, and ship them out in bulk to PCGS each afternoon. I know this, because my brother's uncle's friend was over there with his nephew. They are doing a booming business.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

it will be harder to replicate crustiness because it actually requires that you wear the coin down a little to get the right look.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

<< <i>There is a place on South 54th Street in Winkapazucket where they do this. They bring in whizzed busties every morning by the panel truck full, and ship them out in bulk to PCGS each afternoon. I know this, because my brother's uncle's friend was over there with his nephew. They are doing a booming business. >>


artificially toning coins is one thing, but what these people are doing is offensively unethical and makes me furious

Leiana

<< <i>There is a place on South 54th Street in Winkapazucket where they do this. They bring in whizzed busties every morning by the panel truck full, and ship them out in bulk to PCGS each afternoon. I know this, because my brother's uncle's friend was over there with his nephew. They are doing a booming business. >>







-Amanda

clw54

I think that was a joke, but it goes to show that it's hard to satirize this stuff.

stman

Yeah, I remember when most folks on the board didn't like crusty. Now it seems to have changed. Of course I see many posts calling a coin crusty, but they are impostors. Don't think for a minute this isn't happening out there. How bout filling in scratches with dirt (mud paste)? Yes, I believe I've seen it. In person too. Not seeing it done, but I felt very comfortable in my opinion it was "done."

WoodenJefferson

You mean my "Green Weenie" is comming back in fashion?

rec78

As soon as someone can make money by doing it.

Sunnywood

"artificially crusted" ?? LOL, how about if we just bake them into a flaky pie crust !!

MikeInFL

Already happening.

Sunnywood

Well, I've actually always wondered how long it would take before someone takes a Gallery Mint copy of a major U.S. rarity, and artifically wears it down, crusts it over, and passes it off as a VG or lower-graded coin. Yes, I know they are marked "COPY" but on a worn coin, perhaps that could be glossed over ...

By the way, I always thought those Gallery Mint replicas and their ilk should not be legal to produce.

Best,
Sunnywood

mirabela

<< <i>Well, I've actually always wondered how long it would take before someone takes a Gallery Mint copy of a major U.S. rarity, and artifically wears it down, crusts it over, and passes it off as a VG or lower-graded coin. Yes, I know they are marked "COPY" but on a worn coin, perhaps that could be glossed over ... >>



This has definitely already happened. I remember a thread from here, in fact, maybe a year or two ago, where someone pegged a VG-ish draped bust something-or-other on ebay as exactly that. A week or two in a rock tumbler full of sand and old denim (or something -- I'm just speculating here, I don't do this!) had the thing looking fairly plausible, too.

Dog97

They've been doing artificial cameo for years. Artificial crust is easy. It's hard to clean a coin but easy to make it dirty. Like stman said slap some mud on it & that's it.
On the forms for the coin doctor I use he has a box to check for whether you want artificial tone, artificial crust, artificial frost (proofs only), scratches puttied, and scratches lasered (gold only).
$50 per selection or $200 if you chose all options on bulk work orders of 10 or more coins.

Myqqy

On the forms for the coin doctor I use he has a box to check for whether you want artificial tone, artificial crust, artificial frost (proofs only), scratches puttied, and scratches lasered (gold only).

Who are you using for your coin doctoring services??

TwoSides2aCoin

Artificial Crust ?

Oh yeah, AVON and MAYBELLINE and MARY KAY got that stuff.

dorkkarl

it's been going on for years, probably as long as toning has. it's hardly a new idea. surely been happening as long as i've been in coins, which is to say at least 35 years

K S