Well it looks like Ibetasilverdollar got the best answer marker, so he will be responsible for answering all questions on this thread from...
Don't be a Sanford Saltus ! Unless you want to have an award named after you by ANACS.
The specific gravity of copper is about 8.8 and gold is 19.2, twice as heavy. SO your coin either has to be half the size of a normal cent or...
In Visible light spectrum, yes. But only because it absorbs the other wavelengths and reflects the blue wavelength. If it was in a spectrum...
If you go to the Search box above your avatar/info at the top of the page and enter 1922 high relief peace, click Search title only, Search this...
Are you buying?? $14 is not too far away.
The luster is from the microscopic flow lines from striking. However as you quoted above from Doug, The fresh copper surface begins reacting...
Paddy, Perhaps its my eyes, but the first red-brown ( left 2nd row) looks more red than the last in the the first row.
It is any chemical that will combine metallically bound with copper. Some are more common than others in different environments. If it is in a...
That is good news. As you will find here, people buy them from swap meets, grifters, ebay , and aliexpress, and then try to get positive posts...
Only you know the origin of the coins you have, but both gives me concerns from the photos. You might weigh the coins and check the weight and if...
I noticed that you have 6 posts. Several features only kick in after 10 posts to prevent robots from constantly messing things up, and I know one...
A photo is really needed. Put a photo on your computer in a file that you can easily find. Then write the text about it and before you send it...
I would see if they were magnetic, weigh them in grams, and post a photo.
The confederate half dollars had a confederate reverse and the obverse was a US shaved down 1861-O half dollar that was used for the end result....
Folks, I know it is often frustrating to have an inquiry that may not reach standards for some. Sometimes it may be someone in a rush, have poor...
That's OK, I thought you were using the filter to demonstrate something specific about the edge, that the filter showed. Jim
It has stopped !
USMC60, and all others involved. This forum is not to allow this type of interaction between members who do not agree on interpretation of any...
Lets leave non-coin companies out of the discussion.
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