I see I was taken to literal. My apologies, I did not intend to imply that anyone should have lost their job over it only that it was a blatant...
There's no doubt that it's damaged but the nature of the damage is bizarre. The ornamentations to either side that slightly overlay the torch at a...
Cupronickel, which is what the cladding is made from, has a higher melting point than the copper core. Wouldn't the inside melt before the cladding?
So should someone be fired for letting this out of the mint or is this an outstanding grind and solder job? The central portion of the torch on...
They wreak havoc on weights but luckily it's an enclosed scale. 3 glass sliding doors, 1 on each side and 1 at the top.
I use an AC scientific scale that is accurate to the millionth of a gram. Its just something I happened to acquire but I in no means recommend...
What your seeing is a trick of the light. Its simply the side of the lettering being illuminated.
Could someone help with identification of a possible error? It does not appear to be damaged as there is no deformity of the lettering on the...
I've come across several lettering defacements that have a passable appearance only to show indent markings from the implement used under...
I have resolved the issue with the images.
Sorry about that, it was an issue on my end. I have fixed the problem.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sry abt that. I had uploading issues. It took me a minute to figure out why this coins portrait looked odd. It finally revealed...
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You're correct about the ear. After I got home I used my loupe for a closer look. There is indeed "cancer" around the ear creating the illusion of...
That was my assumption even though I've never seen such uniform bubbling to the cladding. Thanks for your reply.
Hey guys I'm new here and I need some help with this one. As you can see it has an unusual texture to the copper jacket both on front and back...
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