@PennyGuy nice sample (it's fun to see 50 year old coins in beautiful shape used for samples)
Yes they are collectable, but it is a thin market. David Schwager published a book (search for sample slab book) in 2015 with a 2nd edition this...
The copper plating and a small amount of zinc was removed with acid. The weight of the copper plating is microgams and undetectable given the...
Yeah, fingers got ahead on the tablet.
In 1983 Lincoln cents were changed to copper plated zinc. The plating has been known to bubble and even flake off. A scratch can also expose the...
I think you replied to the wrong thread, but... Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are camping in the woods. After setting up the tent and building...
RTI or PTM Start: http://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/10.5334/jcms.1021201 Also google search for "ptm photographic techniques" which will take...
Yes, it helps, no I'm not seeing it. If it's there, at this level of wear, it will be hard to prove. There is a photographic technique used in...
Again confusing the definition of the word (in this case the legal definition) with the numismatic one. They may all be counterfeit in law, but...
So how do you classify an 1861 three cent silver counterfeit created in 1875 when the coin series ended in 1872 (business strikes)???
I see the man in the moon
Actually, @paddyman98 there is a third and a fourth option... 3. Somebody fed a 1941 Canadian quarter into the press and grabbed it as it was...
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