Matt, the key to life is to stay OFF of lists :)
It appears to have environmental damage firstly of being buried in soil for a while and then whacked later by a sharp object such as a rototiller...
Yes I meant a metal detector find. The moist acidic soil corrodes the metal. The last object is not a coin at all. It was made for advertising or...
The 43 cent and the 5 cent piece ( date unknown) just appears corroded. The 54 cent is a tiny amount off center, but the effects on all of the...
I have doubts about the vending machine stories in all of the history coin blogs. I have seen many of that era's vending machines, and the only...
"Not in the "financial domsday theory", no, but in the end of the USD as a preferred medium of exchange, absolutely. It's been hobbling along for...
I like the seller's ID. Attracting money launderers ?
What do you mean ~ background color for what? To make a background color for a cropped round object such as a coin, put the photo with the coin in...
I am seeing MD also, besides the Grant $ , issued in 2011 during the single squeeze die production era, doubling usually is more in the center...
Folks, I am 49% ready to move this thread to GD, and disappoint those who have subscribed to it as a bullion investing thread. If you want to...
The law does not include : (b) A bullion coin dealer does not include any of the following persons: 1.18(1) a person who engages only in...
It is a button rather than a coin. Lyon is the maker. Can't see the design of the reverse well, but he made a lot of them for latin america...
Silverware polish consists of 'dip type chemicals' , mild abrasives, and a wax material. The dip chemicals remove the corrosion/rarnish/tone (...
I don't think the surface was damaged by over dipping, But that the surface was already damaged due to heavily toned/corroded nearly black like...
Modern dipping solutions should leave no visible residue. If there is a whitish grey residue on the coins, wash very well with water as some...
Thad, I don't dislike the artist part, its purely his choice of material. His original work is well worth the acclaim, but to copy other artist's...
I would much rather see the lines if they were there with my 10X and decided if it was market acceptable than use a lesser lens and "not see them"...
It is mechanical doubling ( MD) as non-cents mentioned. Since you have a new USB camera, look at your photos and see the glare on some areas. This...
'People are lemmings.' This is a misconception towards lemmings and a good illustration also of how some people follow a crowd , even when they...
No split bands, but isn't the 1930 a "s" mint and the 1909 a VDB?
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