Ksb, I agree with mountain man. Maybe you can see lines in the torch, but even when enlarging , I do not see full bands of separation of the...
To a beginner, the significance of amount of shifting may be difficult to estimate, and so they may think any such in a lesser amount would be...
The cent shows die deterioration doubling and on the date, the flattened portions of the date are mechanical doubling. The best here have given...
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, don't expect swans.
https://www.sciencecompany.com/Turn-Copper-Pennies-Into-Silver-and-Gold-Pennies.aspx
This is a photo from a page in 1963 NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK. It [ATTACH] So there are many of these actual steel cent copper plated in US. Jim
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A local coin store will have little idea if it is or if mechanical doubling. It could be class 9 doubling as it can't be doubled die as it was...
When you use the 5 meg photo and look at the 2 in the date it looks like some goes over the date, so it might be damage. hard to say with the...
And you are welcome to discuss the rarity , grade, possible values of such coin, population of coin, metal, manufacturing, etc. BUT not the...
Don't add acid after midnight!!
I haven't taught any chemistry this year as the Anat/Physio teacher took a medical leave and I took a Full Time temp position to cover her...
It's OK, Doug will just make me take some time off :) I need that time for the nice weather between summer broil and winter freeze to clean up...
You would tell on another chemist????? Sad, Jim
I warned about this thread , so post removed and infractions given. Next such will take a vacation !! Jim
Acetone won't hurt, but it only reacts with organic material, except in one obscure experiment using environmental factors that rarely occurs on...
Don't ruin my Sunday afternoon. Jim
Try the polishing compound on the bathroom mirror and see if it scratches. The hardness of glass is about 100 times that of gold, silver or...
Thanks, but so far Politics and world events has been small ( just one edit), but if more of Politics, Religion , or World events ( real or...
Apmex has a name, location, and reputation to protect. Here everyone is mainly anonymous, and well may not be who or what they proclaim themselves...
Separate names with a comma.