PMD, could have been near a welder.
Welcome to CT! Yes, you have a very nice collection there! Chris offered some excellent advice. 1) DO NOT CLEAN THE COINS....at all...leave them...
Super luster! NICE!
And the question is?
It's legit! The seller is a grader for SGS! :p
Why not keep both? I like them both!
Actually, I recommend you brush while the coin is under fluid. This helps avoid scratching.
Verdigris requires feed materials to keep growing. Once the acidic parts of the verdigris are neutralized (VC is slightly basic) and the coin...
Heavy verdigris...it's a severe problem and you have to be very careful.....assuming the coin is important to you. Under the thick layers copper...
LUCKY you.......SWEET picks! :cool:
Whoa....polish that slab. I can't see thru it. LOL
Agree 100%....I missed this one...slacking lately. Still a KILLER coin!
DANG! BUMMER! It would have been truely an amazing find.....consider at 866,000 it's the second lowest mintage wheat cent.
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Freakin Lance...your coins AND your pictures are amazing bro!!! That 1911 is just awesome!
Don't soak it for more than a hour, anything longer is futile. Also, do not allow the acetone to evaporate or you'll just redeposit any dissolved...
It's probably a clashed die then, nice find.....I can't tell squat from that pic.
Awesome find if it's authentic! There's a ton of fakes out there so don't get too excited.
What is the composition? It appears to be verdigris. Acetone will not remove verdigris, VERDI-CARE will safely remove verdigris.
Most of those will be common coins except for the 55 and 72 DDO varieties. If you want to look for others, use the coppercoins website:...
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