My newest 1818 quarter arrived today. It's my third 1818, but it's the first one that isn't an 1818/5. It's Browning-6, R.4, graded G4 by NGC, and...
Congratulations! That's pretty neat how they can imbed a piece of synthetic DNA for authentication purposes. And as a side note I recognize some...
I'm glad to see that everyone is able to get a set! I wonder if the fact that they didn't get entirely bought out by big dealers will affect the...
My set shipped this morning, so it looks like I got one (unless FedEx loses it)!
I would be hesitant to use electrolysis because if you forcibly liberate too many electrons from your coin it may start to dissolve.
Is that last digit in the date a "9" by chance?
When I was reading that article, all I could think of was the gif of a certain Western leader proclaiming "WRONG." :woot:
Mine is 05204XXX.
I think I got mine (e.g- their website took my money!). Can't wait to see what it looks like.
After looking through the OP's posts, I can now understand everyone's reactions. And I remember reading that thread about the 1795 MS65...
@Conder101 is well versed in these too, maybe he'll be able to assist.
Here's my 1819 quarter, which I believe is my rarest date/mintmark coin. It's not my lowest reported mintage coin, but I think its survival rate...
Reading through the original post and all of the comments has made it pretty obvious to me that I'm missing something, because none of this thread...
I agree with it being whizzed. Something doesn't look right about the "luster," and the lines by the eagle's right wing looked suspicious.
While I haven't been alive long enough to be cognizant of any long term trends, there seems to be a pretty strong coin collecting community on...
Yep, dimethylketone is a synonym for acetone. Acetone has a C double bonded to an O, with two methyl groups attached to the C. Since the C double...
Do they mention what the other 0.5% consists of?
Man, why doesn't stuff like this ever happen to me? Congrats on the find!
The peacock may have finally dethroned the 1842-D $5 as my favorite coin in the group.... nice coins!
Man, some of these make me shake my head and say "RIP in peace" (yes I know it's redundant).
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