Lots of environmental factors can cause it. Heat is one. Sulfur is one of the chemicals which can react with the coin's metal. Ground minerals,...
Weak strike. I would concur with the "struck through grease" theory.
Nice tip! I got a tip this morning (I work as a hotel clerk). There was a guest who needed a ride and did not have time to wait for an Uber...
I do not see any pitting (fortunately). That would be actual holes in the surface of the coin, which fortunately you do not have. These are more...
Yes, it has some porous surfaces, and is a common date in somewhat low grade. So it's not worth much- just a few cents. But hey, it's a hundred...
This. It would not be worth the considerable expense and hassle, and might not straight-grade in any event.
And I'm the opposite. I'm a Southerner born and bred, but my ancestors fought for the North, and while I lament the national tragedy, I think the...
Ooooohhhh aaahhh I thought you'd done it. Thanks for the eyecandy.
I've got one of those little guys around here somewhere. Will pay more attention to the asterisks sakura flowers now.
While it's true there's something about the message posting form that makes new folks think a poll is necessary (which results in some nonsensical...
Oops. Yes, including that one was a copy-and-paste error on my part, since the gallery I was copying from is not all doomed ships, but includes...
Interesting! I never would have noticed that little detail.
Umm... hey, here's an idea... maybe she wants to know what it's worth? Ya think? ;) Unfortunately, as it is, very little. As mentioned, it was...
Yep, it's a MAD, not O/C, but kinda neat nonetheless.
Well, gargoyles were meant to be ugly. And other carvings of that ilk are referred to as "grotesques". So that's historically accurate, and I...
Wow! Great pedigree! I once had a holed example of one of these which I wore on my "Holey Gold Hat".
I concur with this. It has the look of one of those ornamental costume jewelry pieces. Some do have some gold content, I think, while others are...
Fantastic coins. Most of us, myself included, can only dream of owning one. I couldn't afford one even at melt value. Shipwreck pedigrees are...
Wow! We're still going, here, after almost two years! Alas, I am now out of the game, as the oldest AD-dated coin I've ever owned was a 1505...
Yep. It's fake.
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