I fear one grader lower than my guess because it's a woody. It's an outstanding coin and my personal grade is a 65....but the TPG's suck at...
If it's a high value coin, conservation is always best left to NCS. If not, I would attempt it myself. Always start at the high end of the...
Definately a WAM! Congrats on the 1999 WAM....they are rare!
Same coin, different light. ;)
Nice doubled ear!!!
LOL...point taken my friend. :)
Don't let it evaporate in the soaking container. You want it to evaporate (and it will) during the rinse phase. This takes less than 10...
Here's mine:
Definately a dryer coin, worth 1 cent.
Sweet! Clawed my way back from #10 a couple of months ago. :D
Doug covered most of your questions. I will add a little.... In general, I rarely bath coins in acetone. I prefer to use it as a rinse in most...
Because copper is able to complex with many more elements (and molecules) than those other metals.
Every coin and surface residue problem is different, I cannot really answer your question. However, I always recommend using the solvent polarity...
Nice looking cent!
Doug, if it makes you feel better, I have seen the effect you're talking about on a couple of occasions. However, it's not a reaction, it's simple...
Post some pictures. Getting colorful copper through any of the TPG's these days is a crap shoot. Regardless of the toning method, it comes down to...
Yea, ancient collectors have little choice. Most of the time you either have an unrecognizable blob of metal or you have something that you can...
I have one exactly like it and I have seen many others. It's definately PMD.
Awesome find! Looks to be at least AU too!
Here's the only other 43 I've seen with toning. It has a light straw color with a blue color around the portrait....tough for me to capture:
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