Toothpaste works well too. Don't use the gel type - you need some abrasive. It works well to use on your car's headlights too. I know a dwaler...
Agree with a 64 designation. If the luster is impaired, it could 62.
Look at the date. If you can find a 1975 quarter in the Redbook, then the book is a counterfeit.
Pennies. Actually Cents. Look fairly common, but interesting. Keep watching the skies
Looks like a Potty Dollar. Usually done to Trade Dollars. Looks like a real coin, unlike the 1881-CC.
It is more apparent there. If you liok closely you can see it on edges of the design.
The 89-S looks bad. The digits in the date are too narrow, and the details in the hair and feathers are too sharp for the wear apparent on the coin.
The printing was fine. The paper alignment for the 2nd printing was off. Both sides are not pribtwd at the same time.
Looks copper to me. What color is a nickel? Silver.
Errors are unique. The 1955 doubled die met all the criteria required of a circulating coin and were issued by the mint even though they were...
A coin toss.
Soapy water with a thorough rinsing, then finish off with rubbing alcohol and pat dry with a cotton cloth. The copper-plated zinc cents will...
Looks copper to me.
RPM, but not an error.
Great variety, but not an error.
Who would buy a 1924 St Gaudens $20 gold for $200 from China? Not me. There are no bargains like that for gold. Ebay is the biggest fence for...
One of the last tests a TPG does on a coin - if they check it, is the weight. You can tell a real $20 Lib by look and feel.
I completed my set of Prince Edward Island decimal coinage 20+ years ago. It's easy when there's only one coin in the set.
MS 62. Might squeak by as a 63.
Copper + Tin = Bronze Copper + Zinc = Brass These are bronze, and as mentioned, either had too much tin added, or had some worn coins put in the...
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