It is the good success of the US Dollar compared to other currencies. As the dollar goes up, PM will go down. Consider buying currencies as I...
The photo area of the date is too small to tell if it is an doubled die, or altered, misplaced die chip, etc. The majority of raw examples...
For those who have asked. Contests have to be by CT rules in the 'contest' forum, 1st 2 posts by Doug. As long as the contest follows those rules...
For the clad dime, the nominal weight is 2.268 grams and the tolerance is +/- 0.09 grams. Acids acting on coins leave a smaller version of the...
I was thinking an old sharpie mark, or corrosion. It seems to have filled the depressions and worn off the raised areas. Acetone it~ if gone a...
They appear to me to be the normal reeding.
Yes, coins, gemstones, reading, I prefer the GE Reveal 100 incandescent which are no longer sold in several states, so I also have 2 cases stashed...
A while ago, I was on a board for a local bank, and I think most of us haven't thought about the upkeep of the counting machines. They jam up...
The hammer and anvil die holders take different size die bases ( intentionally so such could not occur without a lot of human deliberate action).
64
The date looks like MD. Welcome back to the tribe :) Jim
Think like its a camera, in that there are different levels of ability. Hand held units are usually low powered, to protect the user, and mainly...
has anybody ever seen a real coin with two head or two tails made this way??? What do you mean 'real'? Produced by the mint ?~ NO. Produced by...
XRF spectrometer produces primary x-rays which cause the atoms it hits to produce "fluorescent X-Rays" to penetrate through and escape from the...
I suspect the size/resolution of the photos are limited by the available cameras, so most possibilities are not going to be recognized. There is...
Methods without causing damage, such as a scratch to see if copper is beneath the outer surface would be more than I would want to spend if it was...
CR, I suspect it is a normal cent that has been expose to zinc in a way to plate it, such as a chemistry experiment. Google 'make a gold or silver...
Posts removed. Please do not hijack the thread once you run out of constructive comments. Thanks
Like the IEDs in the far east, hook a burner phone up to very small explosive device secured over a necessary part of the engine, and follow it...
I notice some copper exposed under the bowtie, I think it was plated with zinc over the copper, like the chemistry experiment to make a 'silver'...
Separate names with a comma.
