one chemical that will do the job is Ferric Chloride. It will eat the copper at a much faster rate than the nickel. It is the active ingredient...
rascal, I have seen many uncirculated steelies and NONE of them had a shine like this one does. that is the problem with replated steelies. the...
I believe this is the reason they decreased the depth of Lincoln's bust on the obverse on newer cents. Unless the coin is sharply struck the metal...
perhaps the questions come from the fact that no one can understand how a bent and replated coin got back to the mint to end up in a non existant...
My Avatar. I found it roll hunting in 2007. It is the 1982 Small Date Zinc Doubled Die Reverse discovery coin. To date there have only been three...
You do realize that this is not a hammer job but a real error don't you?
How long ago was that? If it was in the sixties or early seventies you might have walked in on one of my father's "secret projects" Richard
there is a possiblity that this did happen at the mint, but even then it would have happened AFTER the coin was struck. You can clearly see that...
Lucy Jazzcoins was banned from the site shortly after his last post in this thread. He actually started claiming he was a "grey alien" towards...
My old friend Jazzy, Too bad he was travelling at such high speed when his mental train came off the tracks....
i'll guess 1800
If you can attend a show or convention that has a YN program you can get all sorts of free goodies by attending the event. Richard
Machine Doubling
It is a type of machine doubling known as plating shift doubling.
Mojavedave, Thanks for the voucher, I got a 1982 proof set. no luck on the gold coin. Richard
If anyone were looking here is one on ebay for $125. not mine and I do not know the dealer....
is it because its a persian occupation piece?
Can you please explain why you consider a damaged coin a "nice find"?
actually its not Doubled or Machine doubled and it hasn't been hit by a roll crimper either. Thid coin has terminal zinc rot. The copper plating...
this is a later stage brokage. A brokage is caused by a capped die. in the early stages the Brokage is a clear reverse image of the reverse of the...
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