Beautiful coin!
Alas...the difference between CONSERVATION and CLEANING. Exactly why, regardless of Doug, we should use the proper terminology with coins. I don't...
Excellent point I often overlook....acetone will MELT most plastics. Keep it away from all plastic to be safe. Think about the hydration issue on...
Cladking....ya know I like you, but I have to disagree about using olive oil (actually, any oil), but OO is bad stuff for coins. It contains all...
How many of you have actually mixed mineral oil and acetone to see what happens? Acetone is a POOR choice for the removal of oils. Time and time...
It's a good thing you asked first! Every method you outlined is BAD and would have resulted in damage. Go to a hardware store and buy a can of...
That's a fair price. The going retail price is 5 cents per coin and people routinely pay more than that on ebay.
I'm passing on voting this time. NGC is too unpredictable on coins like this. My guess would have been AU-53. There's just too many signs of...
WOW! Stunning coin! That thing is HAMMERED to boot!
That's definately strange looking!
I don't see how this could be anything but PMD. It's definately unusual since the reverse seems unaffected, but there's no minting process I can...
I have a similar colored coin I'm selling on the bay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/220897684064?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
NICE! I love red wood!
That's profound doubling damage. I'd keep it even though it's not a true doubled die. That's one of the better examples I've seen.
I thought I was looking at a 1916! NICE COIN!
HAHAHAHAHA....I've done the exact same thing...but it wasn't in a slab. LOL
NICE COIN! Congrats!
Post mint damage, not an error.
Post mint damage/corrosion, not an error.
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