I showed the coin before "curating" on my other post with the 2022 Libertad in title.
Yikes. I really do believe that milk spots, though not as bad as your poor oxidized nickel have no true remedy. I really exhausted ALL of my...
Ok, to follow are my attempts to conserve milk spots on this coin. methods: liberal wash with mild detergent and copious rinse ammonia “dip”...
See update in next post
Hard to say as it appears to be a blueish-gray haze. I have quite a few libertads and no others have this. Thankfully the reverse proof is NOT...
Long thought by many to NOT have milk spots, I just got this proof in the two coin APMEX set yesterday: [ATTACH] I haven’t yet tried the usual...
Lines in field and not into device and appear raised = IMHO die prep lines
Complaining aside (the TPG asked to conserve), this is to my eyes is beautiful even with my poor photos: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow, not my series but that one appears quite special. Thanks for sharing!
Ah, sorry to hear. This one came from England so don't imagine it is the same.
Gaack! IMHO, and maybe just because I am getting older but really ugly obverse subject is Charlie. The queen's effigies on the 5 pound coin also...
Don't know if these are any better, still hard to photograph: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, I will say is that in hand the coin looks better than pictures (as we ALWAYS say) - the main issue is with the rim damage that looks almost...
I’m not sure to be happy or sad over this one got recently: the good - [ATTACH] The bad: [ATTACH] the ugly: [ATTACH]
Yes, I thought that as well. The 10 dollars is not too bad but still rich for my blood.
Just got this and devil of a time photographing this so had to settle for this iPhone photo: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Really nice there - I so love Roman mosaics and remember them as well as the Byzantine ones from Cyprus when I lived there.
Ammonia, with no colouring in 1:1 dilution with water will many times help out on copper nickel and have used this with quite valuable proofs...
The 1972 ten dollar and twenty dollar gold are RCM products. I am a certified FM nut so wouldn't bother to tell you....Even PCGS and NGC get it...
Expat - I believe the 1972 Jamaica bit is Royal Canadian Mint... These are a couple of very rare 1978FM Unc. (U) coins, look at the intensity of...
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