It appears that this coin is severely environmentally damaged. It may be too far gone to restore. Some people would give it a very long soak in...
The mints stopped hand punching mint marks in 1989. Since 1990 mint marks are part of the die. It's impossible to have a 1994 D RPM.
This type of behavior has been common for well over 100 years. Read A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents by Q. David Bowers regarding the release of the...
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I agree. It's a large date.
I have a few suggestions that may help you get the answers you're looking for. (1) Crop your photos in order to eliminate the unnecessary parts of...
I'll be spending the summer there (with my daughters and my mother hopefully) in 3 years when I'm on sabbatical. I am looking forward to...
I had a similar situation at my LCS. There was a MS Red 1970 S LMC in the case. I asked to look at it and it was a small date, which I pointed out...
The anticipation of cracking these out for my CAPS album is almost to much to handle. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I don't think the plating is wearing off. If the zinc was exposed to oxygen the reaction would show obvious signs. We've all seen zinc rot. I...
They are die chips. They are exceedingly common and do not add any extra value to the coins IMO.
You shouldn't clean a coin, especially a coin that has value greater than face. You can use acetone to remove loose dirt and organic matter from...
That is probably paint. If you have the time to conduct a pointless experiment, you can soak the red coins in acetone. I suspect the paint will...
@Loredrin you're being very cruel. Show us the grade of your Morgan.
I see couple of bag marks. The most notable is near the center of the eagle's left wing. Even more notable is the southwest by northeast (or...
You may be thinking of the 1998 WAM.
Happy to help. As to value, I don't have much experience or knowledge in this area but I think it's cut in half. I've heard that if you put a...
Besides scratches on the surface. Color is a good indicator of cleaning. It looks like your coin was treated with some type of acidic solution....
I agree that your coin has been cleaned. I would also say Good - Details. Interesting fact: Did you know that the obverse image is actually Lady...
I like the ATB Quarters a lot. They're much nicer than the State quarters. Nearly all the designs have been very nice, with the obvious exception...
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