No, The N in "IN" and the bottom end of the 2 with extra tail missing above are incorrect . IMO, Jim - Thanks for the nice and usable photos.
I would love to know what chemical would do that, In fact I can not come up with one that is that selective, and any residue would be determinable...
Most likely a Silver Halide deposit from reaction of the silver with salt water. Jim
It appears like the punch had been damaged to get the 'chips'. Jim
The enlarged image doesn't have the angle to show if the part of the mm struck first is rounded as the section of the mm far to left in photo. It...
I have had conversations with him and he also mentioned the VA once on the forum to someone and I feel he is very sincere. I have volunteered...
If people have intention of selling something ( No matter the " I didn't offer it at a price" thought is nothing more than a "Hint, nudge, Hint "...
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I use and really like the Belomo magnifiers. Jim
One of the advantages of being old is that the prices were much less then :) I bought these 2 from Bowers and Merena in the mid 70s with summer...
PCGS does show 3 of the 1996 coins as graded such over 20+ years out of 6.6 billion. They must have pulled the die quickly. There is no specific...
Well, not in everyone's mind. A true genuine Doubled die should not exist after 1995 when the mint went from the "double squeeze" die production...
Yes, now in a PCGS slab as AU. I bought it in a Reeves mail auction in early 70s ( Described as a UNC) , and wondered if I had l just lost $300+....
Yes, usually not , but the coin surface itself is most important. [ATTACH] this is the surface of a Unc. Morgan x400 with a lab microscope, not...
Compare it to mine.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] It is very difficult for counterfeiters to get the crossing of the doubled areas exact. I can't tell on...
Nice post Mountain Man ! Jim
Several shooting forums have contained cautions about reusing metal military type of ammo cans , especially for storage . Mostly due to the...
PVC-free binders are safer and I have been using them for 10-20 years. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pvc+free+binders&ref=nb_sb_noss_ Jim P.S,...
No DDO . Here is a good site to check www.coppercoins.com such as this page...
You all must be assuming the admin staff is large and always available, which of course is not so, but pre-existing conditions ( Before my time)...
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