Only well-sealed, glass containers should be used with acetone. It should never be allowed to evaporate at all while the coin is soaking. Before...
Just thought I'd share a little section from my upcoming book. I found a beautiful example of contact verdigris today so I've added some pictures...
Ziplock freezer bags provide excellent protection for short or long-term storage of coins. However, I would not use them as a sole layer of...
Indeed...huge ripoff....but they sell a lot of them nonetheless.
Both are WAM's. Thanks everyone...it was my birthday to boot! I haven't found a 98 WAM in over year and I've found two 99 WAM's since....to find...
Always follow the polarity ladder: 1) water 2) acetone 3) xylene
I found both of these today about 15 minutes apart: [img] [img] [img] [img]
Here's one where I captured about half of the colors and beauty. LOL
That's a mint state coin judging by the pictures. MS-61/62 sounds about right.
Exactly, their pictures are deceiving. There's a reason a coin like this is not slabbed....and it's not because it's never been submitted.
Toners are VERY difficult to fully capture with a camera. First off, your lighting must be very good. Without good lighting, you'll never get a...
That's it! I just gave up collecting copper because there's no hope for me after seeing all of yours Charmy! LOL As always....nice coins! :bigeyes:
That's a beautiful 37! MS-65
Plumb and blue, looks a lot better in hand: [img] [img] [img]
Very nice pics! Thanks for putting me on to the ott-light. I'm always looking at lighting for coin photos and these look great....
Great find! Congrats! Seems like I've searched many thousands of these and never found one.
If anybody is looking to buy one of these.....BEWARE! Tons of silver proof set holders have been sold and then refilled with clad coins. I've also...
This is true 99% of the time. However, I have to say the 2009 Lincoln plan was one helluv a deal. I was able to get two rolls (P and D) ANANCS...
Exactly. The dies were sharpened in 1915 before they were totally redone in 1916. The coin is a slight MAD that has been over-dipped and retoned.
What's wrong with a few gas bubbles? [img] [img]
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