Is this PR70DCAM American Buffalo a good candidate for PCGS Spot review or will it bring the same $$
jessewvu
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I looked at my American Buffalo gold coins and I saw my PR70DCAM has toned. I am getting really sick and tired of seeing all my coins turn in their slab so I am going to sell them. Will the "golden" toning on this coin hurt it a lot if I try to sell it or are their people out there that will still pay non toned PR70DCAM money for it? If the coin is ruined, I guess I will send it to PCGS for spot review. I have a stack of REALLY nice coins that have all gone south on me.
I have never had a gold coin turn on my like this so any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have never had a gold coin turn on my like this so any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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As for your question about the spot review, I don't know PCGS's stance. --Jerry
The name is LEE!
That is .999 fine gold. And it shouldn't change chemically at all.
Metallurgically, almost any odd surface color on a .999 fine gold coin is surface contamination. So, this bugs me mightily.
The one exception i've seen is a slight iridescence caused by light diffraction in a microscopic structure on an UNC coin.
The other color issues i've seen have all been surface contamination. Yeck!
Fortunately, surface contamination can be chemically removed without harming the gold. That is what I'd do if this coin simply had to be mine.
If you understand what is coming, then you can duck. If not, then you get sucker-punched. - Martin Armstrong
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
Sending it to PCGS will be an exercise in futility. The coin isn't technically "spotted".
Either learn to accept that any coin will tone given enough time, or sell it.