The dark material looks like copper oxides ( corrosion). Jim
Appears to me as MD also, flat. Jim
I suspect it will take 3 years or maybe never, before even 50% of the US will be vaccinated with both shots , and the remainders will be the...
I remember someone had some coins battered from a parking lot, demanding they should be called "mint errors" because it could have occurred in the...
Damage. IMO, Jim
The "Banks" are regulated by the Federal Reserve, the credit unions by the" NCUA " as I remember. The credit unions (seems) to have a more...
Just slows it down a great deal, probably a factor of 10 or more depending on the holder. Toning can be enhanced in a holder by........ [sorry...
The '9' and '4' bothers me. They do not look like that shown for the variety in the source above. The tip of the 9 caught my eye as it didn't...
Seeing several line marks and also several spots of it on the lower parts, I would suspect copper sulfide formation if none of the above trials...
And the D looks like a lesser effect than on insider's D
Most wedding rings are expected to be worn constantly and "forever" so 16k -18kt is usually considered the max due to (1) Worn constantly,...
Try a pawn shop as jewelers don't charge nearly as much to burnish or shine the surfaces as fabrication from start. Just a thought. Jim
If silver is $100 an ounce, then toilet paper will be $5 a roll by then. Jim
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Before this might go afar, Remember dealing in forums beside the "Classifieds", where coins can be offered can result in infractions or banning. Jim
The coin's lettering ( L) in liberty and (G O....) in GOD are indicators of DDd (Die Deterioration , a sign of overuseage of the die causing the...
I agree with MD. Jim
Agree, and not as much MD as some I've seen. The SF are the worse. IMO. Jim
not a RPM, normal for the date. Jim
No, MD on both the date and the MM. The 68-70s often had bad MD, 2 of mine Jim [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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