Nice redwood Dick!
Colorado coin show! Sounds like a high time!
Nice looking woody! VF or so!
How long was your dip time for this one?
Excellent conservation work!
Not a doubled die, looks like die deterioration.
Wow, they liked that coin! I would have guessed 65/66 at best.
There are MANY solvents in the world, just most of them are not available to the average consumer. I stick with recommending solvents that are...
Indeed...but you have this wrong. Organic molecules are generally insoluble in water unless they are very short-chain and polar. Water is a highly...
Actually, acetone is a polar, organic solvent so many organic compounds WILL dissolve in acetone, especially if the carbon chain is on the short...
Looks to be PVC residue, soak it in acetone for a couple of hours and, if needed, gently prod the residue with a toothpick while the coin is under...
Come on Matt, I expect more from you...it's a REVERSE, not a back. o_O
Wow, that is really cool....never seen one of those before.
Exactly what I was thinking, the risk/reward is simply not there for a coin like this. Personally, if it bothered me, I'd sell it and buy another....
Congress should just completely eliminate the cent and the nickel....problem solved. The older and bigger our government gets, the less efficient...
They were probably hoping for a 67 grade. Also consider some people like to experiment as part of the learning process. I've seen many coins worth...
Sell while the excitement is high!
AWESOME! :cigar:
Are you talking about the planchet lines? If you are, I have yet to find an explanation. I have pictures of a greaser Zincoln I found, the strike...
Slider - An AU or MS coin that could officially grade either mint state or almost uncirculated.....a coin that is difficult to gauge.
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