They made stuff like this to make furniture that was stripped back into an old piece "instantly"for the tourists to buy....
Congrats on the document/coin combo! You did the right thing hunting down a better coin I feel as a dog would have bugged me forever too. Happy...
Looks like a poster child for a dip not rinsed properly,sorry!
Congrats on both pieces Bing,nice ones!
Thanx,Best looking "Eagle" I've seen since I was 12yo.!
Thanks for the "wake up call" about the V nicks! I'm going to look at the real worn stuff closely from now on!....
Walking liberty half/Seated liberty half dime/1916 Winged liberty dime/Capped bust half/Coronet large cent....
Onto the coin and when it changes to the WRONG color,into your martini to ease the pain....
The only method I've seen that causes 0 damage is HOT ,PURE(212 degree.)DISTILLED WATER,ONLY for a dunk or soak until the crud comes off/change as...
Capped bust half-dime or seated liberty half-dime either/or!
This group is the most helpful as to "grade worthiness" of all coins and quite a few aren't that look it? Experience counts !
Very nice seated stuff,congrats are in order here! Drool !
I'm turned off by coins that look like they've used as pucks in street hockey games,and ones "toned" so dark as to be close to melt quality....
PMD period !
No more than XF,lotsa wear....
Paddy, Thanx for the great view of this variety of cracked piece,never would have seen it w/out your help...
Sticking coins into your pocket will scratch them and I'm sure we all do it without thinking too...
Mid $20's
Good job Sheila, keep looking and congrats!
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