Do not use anything to wipe the surface, a baby wipe will damage the coin. With common, low value stuff that would otherwise be worth face value,...
Neat counterstamp OP!
Imperative for ultra high quality pictures, not imperative for general web use. :) On the "ironic note", I often use angled pictures to capture...
27S Toner....a different color at every angle:
1) Use a white background, besides telling the viewer about your white balance, the reflected light helps. 2) The camera is not perfectly...
Dang, that sucks! What size card did you lose to the melt down?
Yes, excellent example of a replated cent! Notice how it's a VF/EF cent under there. LOL If you ever see one of these sets, you can count on them...
I think you meant replated, zinc was used by the mint as well as the replaters....although I've seen some that look chrom plated. Once you've...
I sold quite a few of the LD target toners. The cheapest one sold for like $40. If someone bought one for $12, they stole it. I've NEVER seen one...
Coins are a pretty horrible "investment". In general, you pay retail and sell at wholesale. Every once in a awhile you get lucky and hit a nice...
Maybe, nonetheless, close-up, macro stuff in most of the videos I see is horrible. At least until you get to a TV camera level. I'm trying to do...
Whao...that Lincoln must have some really bright luster. Is the toning much more attractive in hand? I think I some some rainbow action similar to...
I agree on the 14D, I'd say G-6 for sure but I don't think it has the detail for VG.....generous market grading I suppose.
Acetone would be futile. Distilled water would be a better choice and the least evasive. The biggest problem is on the reverse, the verdigris in...
Veridgris is NOT the oxidation of copper. Verdigris is the reaction product of various anions with copper. Pitting will not occur to a noticable...
WOW! Fantastic find! These were some of the worst issues in the series and your coin is outstanding! :cool: MS-63BN
illini420 nailed it! It's not too often that a VDB is worth having slabbed. It would have to be a truly exceptional coin. Nonetheless, it look...
The problem isn't with the PVC, it's when the plasticizer degrades and hydrochloric acid is formed. HCl can exist as a gas so migration of damage...
doublED die
Yep, woody hate grade. LOL
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