It appears indeed to be a Miller-24. The Miller-24 is only paired with g.3, g.5, and FF. It is not an FF because clearly your specimen is -+-...
I'll take a look later tonight when I get back to my desk. :)
Yuck. What a waste of $42 bucks
Thanks for the info. Terrifically written article. And absolutely beautiful photography!
"His family does not want me to use his name" Yet several photos from the top, there's the guy's name and address. If the guy took the time to...
Please post larger photos with the specimen outside of the PVC flip. Though with just photos I won't be able to authenticate, I may be able to...
Indeed it would seem so, unless the effort was undertaken in bulk; i.e., dumping a bucket full into a vat of desilvering solution...
Salt solutions and washes were used to silver the surfaces of planchets made of other metals and alloys. It would seem plausible that a person...
No. It is definitely not real. It is a commonly encountered replica.
I have only seen one other blue cent once -- and that was online, not in person. Congrats on having one in your cabinet :)
Perhaps it was your variety, maybe another ... but I believe I read somewhere that these have a rarity value of R-7 or greater...
Wow! You possess one of these? These are extremely rare.
Looks cast.
The reaction from PCGS doesn't surprise me, unfortunately.
I sent you a private message about this. If you could reply back in the private message with who you communicated with over at Colonial Coin...
For purposes of diagnostics and attribution, a Nova Eborac in LDS; the second using the axial lighting technique. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
LOL. Yeah, okay.
I respectfully disagree. Axial lighting is excellent for demonstrating a specimen's iridescence. Even more important, it is also extremely useful...
White metal can also be nickel, German Silver, Feuchtwanger's metal, and also copper+nickel+zinc; The latter three being of various proportions....
This post reads like one of those 30 minute infomercials. These are trinkets, at best. They are the epitome of Granny Bait.
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