Looks like it was a necklace or charm worn by a Mason. Most likely plated to look nicer.
I agree as well. That's pretty dramatic. :thumb:
The method I mentioned does the same thing, but with no possible damage. Plus the copper is able to ring longer, incase there is any doubt.
^^^^^ Top and bottom pictures are "woodies". The alloys used to make the planchet (coin blank) were improperly mixed causing the line effect....
Hmmm...I wonder if ours have ever met? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] (cell phone pics, it's too late to go through the camera process)
Oh wow. Couldn't get any easier. Haha. Thanks for the link. Here I am with a calculator pretending I like math. :rolleyes:
So the ASE is 1 Troy ounce? Which is actually more than 1 regular ounce? I was confused because I know in terms of bullion it is listed in troy...
It was with my buddies 1939, before he accurized the barrel. Believe it or not we were using run of the mill surplus ammo. If it's any consolation...
OKay so I have decided to keep track of exactly how much silver I have (not much now but I just want to keep tabs on it). My question is; are...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 7.62x54R...1939 Mosin Nagant with open sights at 50yds. Taped this Quarter over the bullseye. Took a couple of...
Ahhhh! Stunning! Bravo sir, bravo! This commem caught my eye from the front of my 2012 Redbook. Loved it ever since. I think it's an absoluetly...
Melt it down. Does that count? Just kidding :devil: But seriously that's a bummer to get something like that, especially when the vast majority...
And please don't think I'm steering you away from a scale. You may find it to be extremely useful in the future, especially if you buy alot and...
Thanks Dr Kegg! I'm not really a paper collector but I know enough to keep me from passing up good stuff. :thumb:
You could get a scale, which some say is the easiest. For that I would try http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/. I got a pretty nice one off there...
I'm not really a paper guy, but I do keep things I recognize as unusual or interesting, etc. So yesterday I was talking to my mom and she says "Oh...
Closestr thing for me was when I was buying a bottle of pop at school. The kid in front of me put his quarters in, but one kept popping out. He...
Again??? Seriously? PMD and definately not the same diameter. End of discussion. There's a reason the other thread was closed. He said it...
That makes the OP's question pointless though because then it is not only the album that is toning the coin.
Natural. People purposely put coins in albums simply for display and storage as well. Toning is just a side effect. Since a person is not actively...
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