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Wow, looks GREAT! Nice score, finding these so well struck is rare.

 

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Thanks! Getting an affirmation on CoinTalk is as good as getting it graded.

 

That is amazing, do you have any posts in here explaining how this is done?

 

Which “this” are you asking about? This site is a tremendous repository of profound information. For photography in general, and animation in particular, try these.
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As far as proper “cleaning”, or conservation, search for any threads that mention xylene. That’s where I learned about the water/acetone/xylene treatment.

Just ask questions about specific subjects, and there is a lot of expertise available and stored in the archives.

 

Thanks for the heads up will certainly be more specfic in the future. I belive Ben Franklin said it best:
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn."

 

That's a very nice 25-s, well struck, earlier die state and probably MS65 BN....

 

Don't forget the GTG, I love playing the GTG. It helps train the eyes.

 

Thanks for the tip Anthony, Will be stopping by often.

 

I really like my existing 1949 and its magenta color. But everything else in that part of the album is red. So I got this one for $7.50.


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I attended a local coin show over the weekend and picked this one up:

 

My birth year . . . . ! I'm an OG-65+.

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I already replaced quite a few cents with spotting. Due to some brain-dead shopping, I actually have three candidates to replace this 1950.


This is the first to come in. It is already better than the original. There is a nifty planchet crack where the hair meets the forehead and right through the rim.

I should have stopped with this purchase, but a couple of other token bids accidentally won while this one shipped. At least it was only $9.90 and it looks like MS66+.


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Here are the first three rows of this album page. It’s getting close to MS 66-67 for each of them.

 

We all want your Abe’s

 

Ancient Chinese Secret. Only show

 

You get to see the left wheat more better in you moving pictures

 

Thanks. I like finding things that no one else is seeing, and I like sharing the results the best way I can.

I look at these photos and see every microscopic flaw. But I am looking at a 3/4 inch coin blown up to 6 inches, so it’s like using an 8-power loupe. They really are microscopic. Then I go look at auction archives of the same thing, and MS66’s are actually fairly messy, while MS67’s still have the same minor flaws that mine have.

The fun part is that I mostly commit my time and attention. These wheats are available graded, of course, and in MS67 are priced as conditional rarities in the hundreds of dollars. (Or more: 1955-D MS67RD at $1350!) But there are still opportunities in the raw coin market, and there are still original rolls. My 55-D only cost $4.86. (Post #28468.)

So I don’t have to break the bank, but I get to have a lot of fun.

 

I was still not satisfied with the 1925-S restoration. There was still widespread dirt on the reverse, like this.


So I gave it one more go, gently massaging the surface with just the frayed out cotton tip of a Q-Tip, keeping it submerged to make sure it stayed wet.


As I posted, these are the vendor's photos.

 

I was looking for a 1950 but a 1954 came with it for $2. The die is more worn than my existing one, but it is less marked and it looks a tiny bit better.

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And this is the 1950 that came along with the 1954 in the previous post. $4.00.


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