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Sandblasting will work...the side effects are not always desirable.
Expensive to do, not permanent, easily altered and usually ugly. Now the reasons against....
Kevin put a lot of work into the Matte Proof book in an attempt to give collectors a one-stop source for information on these Lincoln cents....
"...makes me wonder if these coins were ionized to make to look proof???" Can you explain a bit more?
The 1916 patterns were made as engineering samples not as premium pieces for collectors. Some of the pieces that grading services call “proof” are...
Do you mean "Indian" head cents or $2.50 & $5 gold?
All of the Extremely High Relief 2009 bullion pieces are struck the same way. Minor differences are due to dies gradually picking up the surface...
Confirmed Mark's comments.
Hmmm....stellas on down....
You can learn about design and creation of the new silver coins in 1916 in the book “Renaissance of American Coinage 1916-1921.” It has photos of...
You should probably pick up a copy of A Guide Book to Peace Dollars. It will give you a lot of information on all the Peace dollars and major...
An engineering study performed at the New Orleans Mint in 1900 showed that their high die failure rate was due to improperly softened planchets.
This is one of the nicest and most inexpensive of all gold overdates. As much as 1/4 of the total mintage were struck from dies that received...
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