I agree, great strike and luster...and not many hits. How does that hit in the obverse field in front of the chin look in hand?
The result was not shown yet!? :computer:
So it's an F12? :p
Dang, missed it too....came to vote, it's not 10PM EST yet. Should stil count, slab not shown yet. EF45
Not a proof. Many of the 09's show matte-like fields.
Regardless of the level of protection, all coins will keep toning over their lives. It's all a matter of rate.
Primarily copper acetate, nickels are 75% copper as I recall.
Even nicer woody than the other one! I think I can see a bit more luster on this but PCGS hates wood.
Cool woody!
The retail price of 5 cent each for wheats has been the same forever.
Ouch! First one I've seen that had that much luster and then got knocked to a 65.
Dang, gut was telling me the correct grade but I got it wrong.
Life has my super busy my friend! Good to hear from you.
I like the ring type airtites too.
CHACHING! I'm rich! I have some BU rolls!
Agree...however, I have made a few exceptions when handling high dollar proofs simply as added insurance. Even then, I still rinse them with...
Yes, I have opened many corroded OBW rolls. I blame the keepers more than the paper. It's important to store paper rolls VERY well protected from air.
Now that was a cool experiment! Thanks for sharing it Doug. The key to his storage was keeping everything dry. The aluminum simply provided an...
It's more a shower than a bath. LOL I simply hold the coin by the edges (no gloves) and rinse both sides with reagent grade acetone using a...
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