The intercept process uses a chemically reactive copper material to combine with contaminant materials. And this is a well accepted preventative....
The coin could have had many things happen, but it does look like a coin that was laquered for preservation and then someone tried to chemically...
The "wood grain" is a toning effect. It is not seen on a then newly minted coin which were bright evenly colored. Over time, a mismixed area of...
I can't find the photos of the backs. What if there are stains, tape residue, or bleaching? None of them are rare. Put it opn your bucket list and...
Poor John Sinnock, the designer, whose initials were misappropriated by the aluminum foil hats of that age. Economic and political upheaval tends...
This situation seems like 2 drivers , both running stop signs at a 4 way stop, no one hits each other, but one driver is irrate that the other ran...
$Silver and $Gold on stockcharts is end of day price. (EOD) so it shouldn't change during the day until the commodity market closes. If you want...
Since spot gold generally refes to the current month's gold future., it would be more available to a commodity trding firm. Real time quotes (...
It is a logarithmic scale rather than arithmetic scale. This is used so that charts can be compared by action and both fit on a single chart. For...
Lowcountrycoins is a member of this forum also. So I expect they may be weighing in also. The thread will remain civil.
They ran out of disk space.
I think if you have local coin club near by, that most members are rather quiet and make newcomers very welcome. Many collectors of different...
Maybe those old rich coin auction buyers run an internet coin forum !!.....:D
Call PCGS customer service and ask your question and send them a photo in an email. Cuts to the chase.
Die polishing, filing, grinding, depending on the years, will leave a raised line on the lowest portions of the coin , often appearing to stop or...
The stone is a 23 carat Iolite crystal. It has a light shining through it. Sometimes called "Water sapphire. It appears in 3 different colors...
I think Ikandiggit has the best idea for a couple of reasons. While it would be easy to do in person, when mailing, insurance, time and...
There doesn't seem to be much of a record as to how many dies were struck with which S- punch. The larger one was intended for a larger coin and...
The plastic container will not cause any problems. Dessicants will help control the moisture, but environmental gases can still enter ( as...
Few can ever answer this question honestly unless they are in the last minute of it.
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