It would be interesting to see that coin after 5 years. They made some serious chemical mistakes in producing the color change, not readily...
How about photo of the microscope :)
If the comment had only been visible to the individuals living there, I wouldn't have seen it at all. But our comments are visible to the whole...
Ok guys, this started out tongue in cheek wordplay, possibly to trap some poor initiate and get them zapped, so it stops now before that happens....
Post removed. Thread closed. I hope it wasn't a selfie.
The tolerance in weight allowed by the mint is much larger than a weight addition by plating. Also the ones being sold by Potter are 'brass...
There are several chemistry sites that explains how to turn copper cents into "silver" [zinc plated] cents and then the "silver cents" into "gold...
Tess, I am happy you got the thread back on. I must apologize, in that I mistakenly caused the deletion by editing on the thread while another mod...
Probably what did the dinosaurs in, rather than asteroid. Space Alien cartel. Hey, maybe I can get a Chris Moore type of book out of that :) I...
The copper plated zinc cents post-1982 are plated, not clad assembly like dimes, etc. , but are still struck in a collar. The collar can become...
Since they issued a grade for both sides, more like ANAC ( see below). the "registered to " by ANACS was the person who submitted it. Florida was...
How do people try to get a political comment even on this type of thread? Post removed! Read the Rules! No political comments allowed!...
Could be a chip, hard to tell, but I think deterioration is more likely blending into the edge, but doesn't really look like a RPM.
Looks to me like die deterioration.
I think you will find this thread interesting, and maybe even a photo like yours. I used the search bar above for "russian banknotes"...
If you intend on selling it when the price goes up a few $$, then junk is OK. If you want to hold it until the near end of mankind, pay the premium.
If that doesn't do it, consider this: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Eyepiece-Magnifier-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00009R8ST nice diopter range for us...
There are interesting articles on the net about gold and volcanism. Volcanoes bring it up to the surface. Rather dangerous sometimes.
Since the cladding is mainly copper,zinc + Ni and Mn, I suspect it is tarnish as I see many older cents with this color toning. And yes, it could...
Nice equipment and coin.
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