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Altered Coins, cleaning, etc.

MMagidsonMMagidson Posts: 34
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So, as you guys may remember, I've started collecting again after a 15 year hiatus or so. So, back in the good ole' days, we had lots of issues with differing grade opinions (and PCGS was just starting to take off). However, I don't remember there being a ton of concern around altered or cleaned coins. Is this a fairly new phenomenon? If so, how prevelant is it?

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,342 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It has always been a problem. Seems to be more prevelant and the methods more sophisticated---e.g. lasering hairlines on proof gold.

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  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    greed follows the money; big bucks are being paid for toned coins. So lots of coins doctors creating AT's to try to get the NT money.

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