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I think it’s fair to say I’m Tom’s aviator, and no, you can’t use me as a sticker. (View Post)

In large part thanks to this forum, I look forward to the people as much or more than the coins when I go to a show. Tom Bush first got me involved in local shows. I visited him on my long solo XC. M… (View Post)

I had similar thoughts of sort. With the coins being so small and thin (thus very low relief on an absolute level) I wonder if it made contact with toning sources easier. Paper is that much more like… (View Post)

I picked this one up pushing 20 years ago. I wasn’t looking for one specifically (toned or not), but I couldn’t pass it up at a show. (View Post)

Yes, with an asterisk that the color may also mask the severity of the marks, thus the toning's influence may be partially indirect. One series where this seems prevalent is Franklin halves, where it… (View Post)