Coin Doctoring classes

PTVETTER

would you attend ?

why would you or why would not attend?

I for one, think it would be very interenting seeing what can be done to a coin.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

I would absolutely attend. Knowledge is power.

Lakesammman

Sure - I think it would be fascinating.

Besides, if PCGS won't grade their coins anymore, they have to make money somehow.

JRocco

Always better to know than not to know.

Broadstruck

Will they have pretty Coin Nurses assisting on all the procedures

partagas

Absolutely, as GEN said the knowledge would be priceless. I am sure it would help me weed out potential potholes in my collection.

PinkFloyd

I have no interest in doctoring coins but would attend just to know what to watch for.

Someone before put it well: Knowledge is power.

PerryHall

Maybe some of the bigger coin doctors can teach it as part of their community service.

silverpop

why not go and learn how they do this, that way you know what to look for

Lancastercoin

When I first started collecting I loved rainbow toned coins. After a year or so of experience I realized how I had been cheated by AT on several pieces. So I went out, bought a white BU roll of '62 quarters, and tried every AT method I could find on the internet - blowtorch, napkin, oven, chemicals, the works. It was extremely instructive and really opened my eyes to how many possibly AT coins are on the market and in holders. I would absolutely recommend doing the same to anyone who's planning to spend significant money on nicely toned coins. If you recoil in horror at 1962 Washingtons being destroyed I'm sure you could do the same with 1oz rounds or the like, or even with red cents if toned copper is your thing. Sort of a self-study course, I guess.

PTVETTER

I would like to know so I would know what to look for.

johnny9434

id like to know and see how they do it. just for general knowledge

QuarterCollector

<< <i>Maybe some of the bigger coin doctors can teach it as part of their community service. >>



I like that idea

PerryHall

Is it possible to teach a class how to detect ATed coins without discussing how to do it?

Kove

Bob Campbell gets very descriptive in the ANA summer seminar class regarding AT. Calls himself a former coin doctor. He shows many AT coins, and how they were done, including toning within slabs. He also gets a coin doctor on the phone to answer questions that can get fairly specific into the how. I can't imagine teaching the class any other way. I think you've got to know the "how to" to reliably detect the result.

golfer72

<< <i>When I first started collecting I loved rainbow toned coins. After a year or so of experience I realized how I had been cheated by AT on several pieces. So I went out, bought a white BU roll of '62 quarters, and tried every AT method I could find on the internet - blowtorch, napkin, oven, chemicals, the works. It was extremely instructive and really opened my eyes to how many possibly AT coins are on the market and in holders. I would absolutely recommend doing the same to anyone who's planning to spend significant money on nicely toned coins. If you recoil in horror at 1962 Washingtons being destroyed I'm sure you could do the same with 1oz rounds or the like, or even with red cents if toned copper is your thing. Sort of a self-study course, I guess. >>

Any pictures to share? It would be interesting to see some examples.

melvin289

<< <i>Maybe some of the bigger coin doctors can teach it as part of their community service. >>



Then after the course was finished a few of the boys could take the instructor out back and work him over right good.

Ron

SFBayArea

I have practiced on my own for a long time just as many people here have. To this day, I still haven't seen one AT coin with thick rainbow toning. All of them look light pastel colored but lack the depth of deep NT rainbow look.