To be fair, it was called a DDO early ( 1940s if I remember reading it before internet) but when there were more of them than the other dies...
In a photo or if the actual coin shows it, there is minor doubling on the date. The 1 is slight. However the large majority of them , near...
For under $1500 you can get lab balances that has a 250 gram capacity with 0.0001 gram resolution. Yes , heavy-ham people have to be careful with...
I would suggest you get it slabbed before trying to sell it. If the fee is no problem, go for the most prestige value. Otherwise message " Insider...
The end with the filing shows a raw edge it appears. That would be the place to use an XRF if any. A sound wave velocity device would be another...
I would personally have it XRF-ed to see if it is Pure gold at this size and cost. Yes JM has been around for a long time, but early days had no...
If I had the urge to do that, I would carefully measure the diameter of the capsule. Go to a hardware, tool shop, lumberyard, etc. and get a hole...
I would be more concerned about the foam ring. Many if not most are manufactured in China. Check the chemical ingredients if possible. IMO, Jim
Paddy is correct, die deterioration from overuse of the die causes it. Look at the lettering near the edge, its almost touching the edge, an...
"And I certainly did not realize that in case we reach a technological level that enables us to generate cheap massive energy to create gold, then...
Sorry, I do not agree, Alchemy was perhaps the best imagination of "magic" +religion and hope when there was none in science. Name one verified...
Since you are relatively new to coins, if you just recently got the coins, be careful as fake ones are common from Asia and the photos are a...
I understand! I had lived with the myth that hurricanes didn't occur on the West Coast....Until one did a few weeks ago. 83 years since the last...
This might be interesting :) https://www.healthline.com/health/paper-mites
As Kentucky said, acetone ( organic compound) can not dissolve metal material ( inorganic) such as copper,iron,aluminum, etc., compounds. So if...
Mike, do you think it was scraped off because of a buildup from electrolysis problem, or trying to make an oddity for themself or a "Only God...
Its a little like learning a foreign language with voice emphasis on which word you actually meant to use so natives understand, It takes time. At...
If it was a true doubled 9, where is the doubled tail? You can't just double the top curve and not the tail. Even if the tail of the 9 was...
And a forum specifically for Lincolns is https://www.lincolncentforum.com/ Since it is specific , it has small membership. Jim Jim
I have used Coppercoins.com to check an oddity for years, I think their photos are better than the more commonly used varieties. The site it not...
Separate names with a comma.
