Thank you. Now it makes complete sense what you said. If I understand correctly, then what caused the corrosion in the crevices was damage from...
So, in this particular coin, the characteristic I'm trying to know more about is the light pitting in the crevices, most noticeable in the hair....
So you would agree that the likelihood is that were the "damage" from cleaning then it would have had to have happened before the grime gathered...
Oh, actually, I think I've got it. A machinist in the 20's dipped into some metal cleaner, didn't like the way it came out, or forgot about it -...
And if it was caused by dipping, it must have been a long time ago, no? Or could it have toned so much very quickly somehow - without toning the...
Really? do you mean the pitting or the grime? The grime contains abrasive fragments and it's very gummy. I did think that the pitting could have...
Sure - but not run of the mill in terms of rarity - it's a 8tf VAM 9 (a R-7 with less than 400 ever minted) I suppose it may have been cleaned,...
From a distance, the depressed areas in the hair look like they have a white deposit in them, but with magnification you can see that it's very...
Interesting - so maybe it needs a sexier name - "first born child" or something. (BTW, Chris, the coins you have linked to your profile page are...
According to VAM world, VAM 9 is the first Morgan. There's a wonderful story there about how a reporter was present on March 11, 1878 when they...
oops - sometimes I can't remember the date right! thanks
Isn't the melt value more than that?
yes, that is true - feather's only faintly remaining. Actually, this made me think that perhaps it wasn't cleaned, as it seems like a pretty sure...
All helpful comments. I think the angle that the photo was taken overemphasizes the direction of the scratches - they don't appear to be in a...
Seems to still have a bit of luster - appears circulated. Based on comparisons with graded coins I have, I'm thinking AU something, maybe 50,...
Kind of like posting the directions to build a nuke I suppose. But among those of you with that expertise - seems you're saying this could be...
Hey, can anyone explain how you might create toning like that - if you were to go the AT route? Wow!
One of the great things about coins sellers on Ebay, that is not the case in all other collecting arenas - is that they almost universally take...
Pardon my spelling. I'm addicted to spell-checkers. I'm not trying to put down grading services - it's the over-use of them and resulting...
No,no, I don't think the grading services are out to cheat anyone - I think they are serving a very valuable service to dealers that allow them to...
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