Put both units outside and allow time to equilibrate , pull up www.wunderground.com for your area and click on wondermap, and then weather...
The green topped tubes of past years caused toning to occur on the top couple of coins. That is no problem for me, but may be for some.
A 1976 cent has a nominal weight of 3.11 grams and a normal weight range of 3.11 +/- 0.13 grams, so there is a lot of variation for normal....
I think it would come back as a MS-62 ish coin with no PL , let alone DMPL. These are defined by the reflected image distance, and this seller has...
"Just yesterday I checked some of the proof cents I have in home. And that one (1970 cent) is the same silver toning you see on some proof of...
Eventually, the cost of the laser identification and data availability will extend to the average dealer and high end collector, who can do...
It is not an acid by definition, it is a copper etchant, ferric chloride. It results in the production of free copper ions that are prohibited...
How long before the mint makes varieties on purpose to increase sales. " Each mint roll of coins contain 1 or more un-struck planchet,...
yes, Large Date
Most likely it is a problem in the transport section. Offer to try to fix a broken one for free, and have some mechanically sharp friends help....
I do not believe that the dies were the same as the vertical press dies, as they were mounted for rotary action. When postage stamps were...
Well I guess it doesn't matter :) Congrats!
Matt, maybe it is the light, but the final reverse seems to show more visible damage between the eagle's legs than the first. Is it just the...
I see nothing wrong with it. If you didn't get the coin or it was damaged,you would get back the stated post charge and not the actual amount the...
The T --> Y could be the effect of a hit, but notice that the arms are higher than the arms of the "Y" following. So they are probably from a...
The 'whitish' material on the obverse might be zinc, but it isn't from any internal mix with copper for the coin, not from a 5% zinc coin or even...
Perhaps they were 'returns' to the mint they sold at discount to pcgs for their 'special'
The police in many states/counties are required to notify pawn shops in their area, and they do so here within 48 hrs. Craigslist can be searched...
No disease, Just death from terminal corrosion.
As there are no exact definition where toning ( patina if you wish for ancients) --> verdigris ---> corrosion ( environmental damage), it is hard...
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