23 ct. Iolite , much less expensive :)
I am not really a jeweler, but am a faceter ( Although I have not had the time recently to do much of it except accumulate rough ). I came out of...
Larry, If you are referring to the coins in this thread, I think it would not be a good use of the money. I am not saying to spend them., label...
I agree, they look original. As to the coins so far, #1 I do not see evidence of a RPM. , #2 Perhaps there was once a 'D' there, but I see no...
Carlos, looking at your photo/drawing in post #22, If your scenario occurred, the dime area would have to be in the center area of the 50 cent...
JRAL, you must not have read or comprehended my post #66. This coin has no value, no error significance, no explanation other than damage. Put...
Larry, could you take a photo of the edge of the coins to be sure they are not replated. Anyone looking for DD, RPM. etc. should automatically...
I do hope you mean blackmail.
MD, flattened, all shift towards the same direction. I don't see any identifiable evidence of die deterioration.
If you have the image on a site like photobucket, you can use the picture icon ( between the smilie face and video/film icon for an url. Jim
If you look at the photo of the complete obverse, you can see where the trail of damage started to be visible in the word "TRUST" at the same...
SuperC, those are your trophy points from other members , not warning points from the moderators. You are currently at 0 for that. :)
We try to allow some leeway , but you are a guest on this site, and the owner has established rules which do not allow political discussion. He...
Altered surfaces also includes whizzing and some forms of harsh cleaning. But if I had to guess on this coin it would be that something was put on...
Points given as warnings are on profile as "warning points" as I think you well know :) Otherwise we would have banned you 8 times over.
Evidently a member didn't notice a preceding post was deleted and a warning in post #20, so points given and next time will be a time out! Yes we...
The future for platinum, palldium and Rhodium depend highly on the demand for metal based catalytic converters for petroleum based engines. In the...
This is an interesting thread. Please help it to stay visible by dropping any Political angles. There is no need for it, and next post I have to...
SP used to be for 'Specimen Proof'.
I remember the excitement of the Teletrade telephone auctions back then. Really hard using the old rotary dials, but it was my first auction...
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