A person's coin environment makes a big difference. I do not see how collectors in the SE states, Fla. Ga, Tenn, etc or the NW, Wash.Ore,Ida,etc...
Coins should never contact paper unless there is absolutely no other materials.Check this listing of chemicals in various papers....
Why isn't it in a TPG slab??Looks a little "Asian" to me.
All you ever need to know about plasticizers ....but will never read :) https://polymer-additives.specialchem.com/selection-guide/plasticizers Jim
Doesn't everybody have one? Happy Halloween every one. [ATTACH] "A person who could do what I showed would rapidly become very...
To work with a heat sealer, one must try the sealer on the plastic material ( without a coin or maybe pocket change) , as you want to melt the...
Polyethylene and polypropylene plastic have no PVC, no chlorine at all. The Ziploc bags are safe for food or coins, but their flexibility will...
I like Saflip ( Amazon ) currently @ 30 cents each in a box of 50. I find that they can be heat sealed which removes the concern when sending to...
It is possibly done by heating the nickel coin to change the outer surface of it to Nickel Oxide which has that coloration. It is used as...
I agree with LaCointessa. Not a doubled die. Jim
Yes, the doubling is very small. I only have a DDO-002. [ATTACH] Verifying markers. by Crawford. [ATTACH] Jim
The "devil" made me do it :)
The tail ( eagle ) shows die deterioration ( overuse) which puches the outside letters up against the edge. ( normal-no extra value) The head show...
Well cyanide is still used today ( mostly offshore ) to extract gold dust from crushed ore.But use in numismatics stopped for most after this news...
Do not Take advantage of new comers. Yes it is damaged and not an error, but lets play nicely. Thanks, Jim
Luckily they have changed ( well except the week-end gold diggers) from using cyanide to "bright white" silver/gold coins back in the days when...
But, But ,,,,nothing about a missing mint mark !!!!! must be worth 2 or 3 times the asked amount.
The photograph has too much blue . Look at the inner ring of the 2x2 holder. it should be a dark color, but has a faint blue color. Jim
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Let's stay away from Religion.....unless you are collecting souls. :D
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