OUCH! How were the slabs stored? Agree with Insider, if it's not too advanced, they could probably be saved but I don't have high hopes, the...
Cool looking coin! You know how I love these. PCI 66RB NGC 63RB
Clearly a zinc, gas bubbles present, you don't even need to weigh it. When in doubt, use the ping test. Drop a 1981 or earlier on a hard surface...
I've never attend a show without my trusty .380! I've had my CC license for over 30 years now.
Should come off with an EDTA solution.
Hard to see but I don't see any thing that looks like corrosion. PVC releases hydrochloric acid which causing corrosion. It's a nice coin, don't...
I hate these varieties. Looked at what feels like 100,000 quarters over the years looking for them - impossible. Thus, the hate! LOLOLOL
Best coin series on EARTH! :happy:
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Green portrait and hints of green on the reverse! Love this fluorescent green on Lincolns! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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A crazy VLDS reverse! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
They happen - everywhere. What year is your coin?
The obverse die mate to the above coin - obverse linear die scratch match. I'm a poet and didn't know it! :P [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Some of my favorite fluorescent green toning from 55S! I own a few that look similar to this, one even slabbed by IGC. I didn't think I'd see one...
Same obverse die confirmed by the same linear die scratch in the right obverse field in front of the nose. The first one I found I set aside...
Couldn't pick up the blue toning in the left obverse field very well, it's pretty strong under light. Quite a few die chips on the wheat...
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