Ya'll, remember when you dip a coin, you take the high point (original) luster. You are literally stripping the surface. It takes away details...
Duh, I must have needed a second cup of Coffee.
I used to try and catch the right lighting. My patience is getting less and less. If it isn't major enough. I don't even try to post it. My first...
I am going to hate moving to a state with a higher constant humidity. It will be interesting.
I could see bag toning. This one has already gotten an acetone dip, and hanging out in an a Whittman Classic.
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I am in the same boat as ddddd. Unless there are some light hairlines that we are missing in the photos.
If it is the LT in Roosevelt then that area is raised like a normal device. The area below is incuse. It seems too far from the central devices....
Nope they are too minor for photos. This is where I would love a plug in scope.
The missing leaf was a problem between 1866 and 1868. The were many working dies made with out them. There aren't exactly rare, and hard to...
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The Matte Jefferson came in the Botanic gardens coin and currency set. Like the one below. U.S. Botanic Coinage & Currency Set 1997 Silver Dollar,...
I am looking for my type 2 quarter blank. I was wrong, the striking plays no part in the look of the sandwich on the third side. I was thinking...
I would try to get a few out. Take photos and if they are fine leave them. If they are deteriorating then pull them and at least throw them in a roll.
You can see that the scale is tared at 0.0. The gloves are a little overboard. I say get it authenticated.
Not necessarily. I would depend on which die is the anvil die. It looks like a missing clad layer to me.
That coin definitely isn't a coin that you would find in an uncleaned lot. This is why cleaning and teaching cleaning doesn't happen on CT. If you...
Could be, good eye.
Why would they be errors?
Thats a retained Lamination. Neet one.
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