Can a freshly minted silver coin that is holdered ever have "original skin"?
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2 brand new silver eagles sitting side by side for 50 years, one slabbed and the other not, do they both have original surfaces?-----------------BigE
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Yes, both would be original skin but the non plasticized one may have other issues like that
old ugly toning or such!
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I would say yes. Just before joining PCGS, I sold off a bunch of Proof Silver Eagles that I'd bought from the Mint originally. The 1988 had a faint purple skin that almost matched the purple velvet. I was an idiot to sell it. Aside from that, the Proof Silver Eagles that I saved from the early '90s and sent to PCGS in 2006 have now developed a little bit of "crust" around the edges. Interesting.
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<< <i>2 brand new silver eagles sitting side by side for 50 years, one slabbed and the other not, do they both have original surfaces?-----------------BigE >>
Yes.
To think otherwise indicates confusion over what the term 'original skin' means.
<< <i>A better question might be : Can a freshly minted silver coin that is holdered ever NOT have "original skin"?
Yes depending how the slab was stored. Also, one of the current forum members was caught ATing silver coins that had already been slabbed.
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<< <i>2 brand new silver eagles sitting side by side for 50 years, one slabbed and the other not, do they both have original surfaces?-----------------BigE >>
Yes.
To think otherwise indicates confusion over what the term 'original skin' means. >>
Excellent point. How would you define "original skin"?
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>2 brand new silver eagles sitting side by side for 50 years, one slabbed and the other not, do they both have original surfaces?-----------------BigE >>
Yes.
To think otherwise indicates confusion over what the term 'original skin' means. >>
Excellent point. How would you define "original skin"? >>
Original Skin = Hype?
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<< <i>2 brand new silver eagles sitting side by side for 50 years, one slabbed and the other not, do they both have original surfaces?-----------------BigE >>
Yes.
To think otherwise indicates confusion over what the term 'original skin' means. >>
Excellent point. How would you define "original skin"? >>
Original Skin = Hype? >>
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<< <i>Excellent point. How would you define "original skin"? >>
A coin with its original skin has not been dipped or cleaned.
<< <i>Original Skin = Hype? >>
No, unfortunately plenty of dipped and cleaned coins get hyped, too.