I believe the sulfur or other chemicals in the paper from the last page of the album caused the black surface condition.
If it has been dipped the surface will be affected and if you know what to look for you will see it. In this case the coin was harshly cleaned...
Picked these 5 up for $4 plus tax. They may not be in the best shape, but for that price who cares! :D [IMG]
I personally do not like their new designs so I hope they leave this design alone. The design of the Angelina looking gold coin this year was not...
1856 Flying Eagle Cent Proof :D That would make me happy and it would not be for sale in my life time.
What Doug is saying is that on a polished coin prior to polishing there were more scratches than there are after the coin is polished. Parts of...
I have removed the posts that have no business on this forum. I will continue to give out warnings to those that feel this forums rules do not...
It sooo looked like that R was split. One more example of how pictures can lead you to believe something that isn't so.
Numisrookie Can you post a better picture of the entire reverse? Or maybe even a clear picture of the top right quadrant. The way the lighting...
Looked at them both and i see the same split in the R in both.
That E is funky but that aside, the R is doubled, do you question that?
Steve did not say anything about different types of paper. "All were printed on paper with a band of tinted blue from embedded microscopic...
yes...
Ditto
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I'll go on to say that one book I have states the paper for all Legal Tender notes from 1869 were produced in Glen Mills, PA using a new patented...
Time, storage conditions, and what's been done to them can have a wide range of affects on paper and ink. I looked in two references that I would...
Love war nickels, have bought more than I need but still love to look at them! The 45 is nice, the 44 has a few more dings but heck at 70+ years...
I think he is spot on. Nice DDO!
That was funny. Thanks!
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