That's a nice example, I think you mean "proof like". As long as Zincolns are stored properly and the plating is not split, they will last a...
That's about as good as they get! NICE 21-S!
Ahh...pitched all slab residue after cracking. I may have kept 1 or 2 but the rest - bye, bye!
LMAO....no coins were harmed in the process, I assure. Just those old internal slab labels that no longer served a purpose. :)
I threw 99+% of mine away! Maybe I shouldn't have. LOL
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Pure luck and decades of searching all coins/change that cross my path. I think this one came out of a friends change stash that he wanted me to...
If left on the coin, it could slowly eat at the at the surfaces. Good conservation!
Came across this in change long ago, I don't collect these but it just had such a nice look to it and blazing luster - keeper. Also my birth year!...
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Gonners but at least their silver! I've never had success at conserving silver with heavy verdigris. I always had to resort to mineral acids which...
It doesn't matter where you live but a drier climate helps. I'm fan of using layers for coin storage, e.g.: 1) coin holder (I like Airtite brand)...
It doesn't matter which alloy, if copper is present, verdigris can potentially form. No alloy is perfectly uniform. I've seen flecks of verdigris...
That's definitely verdigris. It is affecting the coin, it's pulling copper out to make the verdigris.
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Dryer coin + verdigris = worth 1 cent
Chemical corrosion, worth 1 cent now. :(
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WOW! I had a success!
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