Very likely someone used it ( many many years ago) to test the alignment of the punch to be used in his job or class. The cent is relatively soft,...
Depends very much on the severity and type of cleaning for me, so any I consider have to be available in hand to decide, not photographic.
Chemistry is such an important subject to take :)
I would remove the concrete ( water source) and the iron tunnel as you are setting up corrosion scenarios.
I removed the copyrighted material and the OP can add the link to the article if he wishes. I realize other coin related websites have it posted...
May I suggest we walk a narrow path staying on the original question in the first post. This post turned political as expected and to prevent...
Its everyone money. Google for the Intercept (tm) patent by Lucent Tech. and you will find it is basically a plastic sheet with cu ions to combine...
If I ran Littleton , and had read your threads, ( and I bet they do) I would send you those coins just for the chuckles. Of course Statistically,...
Does this mean that your new site will have no advertisement to disturb the flow?
Rendering or photoshoping coins seems very similar to artificially toning coins. You are altering their appearance to make them appear better (...
I would place these coins in the category of "specimens", as the article seems to indicate that they are special handled business strikes that...
I think it is clever marketing to capture the "bidiots". Since most collectors know the vast majority of ASE are 69 or 70, so by grading them...
If you are near a large city or a college/university area, look in the local business guide for optician, telescope, or microscope repair /sales...
First non-cents is correct that it is mechanical doubling, not a DD. However, you are correct , IMO, that the image is not exactly flat, it shows...
I have trouble with the idea that they were fused together by the striking pressure. The third photo up show the metal as being nonfused with...
Nitrile will be excellent unless you are using them in acetone. I buy mine at Costco and they are excellent. You can use them in silver dip or...
I think he means same coin, saturation was reduced. And Knight13, we can do without the personal sarcasm. Jim
It is a copy of the Lovett Confederate cent ( see URL below) . Many replicas were struck for Civil war events over the years as it wasn't...
Tom, knowledge comes slowly, so questions are a normal part of the the learning process. Most members don't mind questions, and even like to help....
Well it is stopping now! Next personal remark closes the thread and marches the offender to jail. Get back to the original topic ( 1st page)....
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