Not a D/S imo., die deterioration damage I believe. Jim
The mint mark for these later years were not struck into the die by hand like earlier coins, it is engraved into the single die used. so it by...
I agree with Eddie that it isn't a DD , the eyelid isn't doubled either. The mint mark was punched with a well worn punch and produced the mostly...
0.6 mm is about 6 sheets of 20lb printer paper, since it surrounds the coin edge, the space on either side is only about 3 sheet thickness (0.3. I...
With 1943 cents, you have to know that in the 50-60+, many of these were reprocessed with the zinc plating and since the customers had to provide...
Frank, why , when you see the thread contents do you feel you must respond? Just move on to the next thread. I read most of the threads, but...
Welcome, we have over 50,000 members around the world. Like going into a bakery and there are 50,000 different cookies and the order is randomly...
Unless some how the water is bound deep , it will , through random movement , move into dryer air, such as using a desiccator jar to remove it....
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-merge-pictures-in-gimp...
Without the presence of moisture for reactions, I am not certain how it could remain active? A near pure copper coin in New Orleans has a very...
Its to be expected as they didn't have YouTube or CoinTalk and the Redbook was 3 years away! Even Doug wasn't born yet :) How could they succeed?
I realize that many of the ancient coin groups refer to it as a "disease", (as it will spread if not totally removed). But it is not a life form,...
Assuming all photos are the same coin, the one in the flip reveals the curved edge whereas a proof has right angle edges and is not off center, so...
If the photos are natural, no alteration of color, I would consider the top , but not the bottom photos. Yes, corrosion is damaging, but cleaning...
The mints should dedicate one "press" as a misadjusted single squeeze to produce a lot of "possible Dubled (sic) Dies so everyone can find one or...
Chris, it is Environmental damage , copper is very reactive with chemicals either in nature such as the ground, or in laboratories where chemistry...
I guess their spellchecker wasn't working well.......
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One of the books I acquired when I became interested in Silver Dollars many years ago is this one....
Even though I am not a fan of Carr, the detailing( even with the wear) looks even below Chinese copies of the era.
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