This should give you a very healthy start . . ....
Rubbish . . . Metal-detecting, huh? Some friend!
Bear in mind that insurance appraisals are almost always on the generous side, as they typically are based on replacement cost (retail). It's...
I'm curious as to how one achieves this. I can't imagine lightening color, instead of going from dark color to bright white, but I don't know . ....
I don't think so . . . it's too hard to get at the central devices with a sanding belt.
Your dime was damaged after leaving the mint . . . it is worth ten cents.
The only evidence of cold-worked hardening shows up at the raised rim. I don't think the central details were ever struck into the planchet on a...
Nicely done . . . especially that half of it is in B&W. .
Okay, I give up . . . you're a lost cause!
Okay . . . too funny . . . but NOT REALLY! That's just being too Frank. .
If you like another coin better, consider working out a trade, but please do not mess up that coin by changing its appearance.
Cool stuff Paddy
Very cool.
Nope . . . A bit closer to home than that (being cryptic, just for fun).
It's still a raw coin.
Here's an 1872 Indian Cent in an NGC XF Details holder. Annotated as "ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE", the coin is actually very presentable, and thus a...
What, no element of SURPRISE?
I was just teasing. That coin used to be my coin . . . I'm afraid I'd have an unfair advantage.
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