Nice Lincoln as usual leeg!
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Picked this up today at the coin show. The luster is blazing! Decent die strike for a 1911 too. I had a tough time with the pictures, the luster...
Good luck getting your Lincolns! The price of a BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) set would be worth saving your money for. In the year span you...
Back to the subject....I cracked open a tight, SD OBW roll tonight and found this neon baby:
Ahhhh....don't get mad, we're just discussing. I may not agree with your point of view but I still enjoying reading your opinion. There was no...
Copper is one of the most reactive metals. It has an ability to chemically bond with virtually any anionic substance (negatively charged). Based...
Fact indeed and well said! Mint State means no wear, plain and simple, accepted in numismatics since the advent of the Sheldon scale in 1949....
These spots are common, you'll find them to some degree on every coin. Sadly, they are permanent and cannot be removed by anything I've tried,...
Hallelujah!
WTH? I would have at least picked out a nice one to send in....in fact, I would have to have deemed it nearly flawless to be worth the expense and...
Here's one of my favorite toners, it's just blazing in hand.
I primarily use a 4x pocket magnifier and then a 10x loupe if I need to look closer.
I don't believe it's the UV rays or light, it's just the exposure to the elements. I leave the toning window cracked.
Looks pretty cool...toning is VERY difficult to photograph. I've had coins where I tried 50 shots to capture the toning....only to flush all the...
I agree...the coin was a good buy, should fetch about $200 or so on the open market.
Set them in a window sill for a year or so, they will gradually retone.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=12412&pq-locale=en_US\ First thing, turn down the resolution, I would drop it to 2.2MP....
Lucky finds for only searching 2 rolls! These are minimum 66's IMO. I can tell they all have blazing luster, I bet they look a lot better in hand....
Here you go, waiting on NGC for this one.
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