Just a plating issue, probably exposed to something acidic. PMD
:wacky: Yes, believe it or not, mint state coins to exist in circulation! I've had several I found searching bank rolls come back as mint...
Not cleaned, that's how they look at a short time in circulation. Nonetheless, the TPG's would likely grade this MS-62 to 64.
Not whizzed but harshly abraded by someone trying to clean it. Typically, whizzing is done with a rotary tool with GLASS WOOL, not steel wool as...
YES, this is FACT. On wheat cents the O in ONE and the motto above typically suffer from this too.
Ground off, PMD.
1948 [ATTACH] 1939D [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] NGC AU-58
EF40, close to VF35, details, cleaned.
I would qualify that level of finning as an error. However, the commonly seen finning is just too minor (and boring) for me to consider it an...
Quite strange, at the local show I regularly attend the Graysheet is used and respected by ALL of the dealers. Does that mean you'll get a coin at...
A steal at that price!
Never tried HCl either but I don't know where a normal consumer can get nitric acid (which is the best for this) or other mineral acids.
Go to a hardware store and buy muriatic acid.
I've never tried any of those but I recommend a mineral acid. They're cheap and quick. As a chemist, I've used concentrated nitric acid, it only...
I was told the prefered media is glasswool.
Not a proof IMO. If you do a forum search, this is been brought up many times. There are a lot of really nice 09 VDB's out there, it was the first...
Freezer ziplock bags and, for "better junk", coin tubes.
All that is required to start the corrosion process is air. All air contains water and other contaminating gasses which react with metals. It...
I like it, the spots don't bother me much on such a rare, toned coin.
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