Folks have reprocessed these in several ways over the years. I know of mercury, zinc, nickel and copper being used.
I built a nice set of these many years ago but never bought the 1936. A nice one was more than I could afford.
I'll post a list of dealer table numbers once they are set. Great way to meet and chat with other members here.
The FUN starts in 76 days. I'll be there. The one you did on counterfeits a while back was great. You have a fun way of teaching.
I don't join much anymore. If I'm selling something, I let the auction service send in the coins for grading. They even help me pick what should...
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This is the Coin Chat forum. Great place to get opinions of your coins. Looks like folks here were doing just that before the images were removed....
There is no way to ever stop this. Mr. Carr left the gate wide open for anyone to follow. There will never be a way to stop it. It's here to stay....
It's easy to sell coins in good slabs but raw is a different story. These are some of the options I'm seeing. EBay. I'm not ready to go back to...
A coin dip takes seconds. Anything longer than that kills the coin. A bath in acetone is safe for several hours. It won't remove natural toning....
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Bust half dollars are about all I have bought the last several years. I really got hooked when a friend sold me part of his collection. About the...
I took the images almost 20 years ago and stored it in my Dansco type set. At some point PCGS called it MS-64. I thought it would go 65. It's...
I'm sure ebay has already faced the counterfeit issue in court. Another thing that is probably important are the ebay Terms of Use. Buyers and...
I wonder how someone would know to grab that package. Maybe I'm wrong but I didn't think that a FedEx package had any signs of the value.
Really nice coin.
I'll go with 63 and 64.
I'm thinking that the customer service agent that made the determination is AI. @ToughCOINS The reply you received from ebay is almost friendly....
I caught a good one. She has never cared what I buy. She has more money than I do but never really spends much. She does think that coin...
That's a good name for the look.
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