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Are thick skins underappreciated?
dan1ecu
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I've got mostly original coins, a few of which have what I'd call "thick skins." These are coins that when you look at them straight on, you see a coating on the silver - almost like a layer of dirt.
Coins with thick skins certainly are becoming more rare, as coins continue to be dipped. Do you appreciate a coins with an original, thick skin? Do you think that such coins are underppreciated these days?
Dan
Coins with thick skins certainly are becoming more rare, as coins continue to be dipped. Do you appreciate a coins with an original, thick skin? Do you think that such coins are underppreciated these days?
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(1877-S dime, as it looked when it first came outta the dirt.)
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<< <i>Would this consider to be a thick skin? >>
No. To me "thick skinned" means dull and black, and no I don't want to own such coins for much over melt unless they are rare and cheap for their sharpness grade.
yes
and they are distained by the services especially so one service
but times are a changing and these thick skinned coins if they have exceptional eye appeal will in the up and coming not too distant future will increase in demand and bring stronger premiums more than they do now
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and they are distained by the services especially so one service
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Which service is that? Please share with us. Enquiring minds want to know.
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Is this thick skinned?
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When the temperature is below zero I will be thinkin skin fer sure!!
<< <i>and they are distained by the services especially so one service >>
You mean dipped? Or disdained?
Looks like you didn't get a lot of answers to your post that actually 'answer' anything, but from my perspective . . . yes.
I believe the grading services appreciate an original 'skin' on a coin . . . one that is obviously undipped. It seems that way with the Commems I collect anyway . . .
Drunner
Absolutely, especially when the "thick skin" has a green, red, or goldish toning to it.
Even if it's dark or brownish, it's still a heck of a lot better than a dipped example.
<< <i>How's this fer "thick-skinned"?
(1877-S dime, as it looked when it first came outta the dirt.)
Dan-
I.
Want.
It.
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You know which one I'm talkin' about.
Yeah....kinda like this one as well.....
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