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A humble but quite original coin. Yes, I like the gunk in the devices....that's how it should look. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The FG is far from the memorial, as it should be in a normal coin. This is not a WAM.
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IMO, that depends on the QUALITY of the thread. Some things are just better off left in the grave.
Regardless of it being a fake, it's one of the most famous Lincoln's ever. Given the opportunity and price, I would buy it in a heartbeat. It's...
Not necessarily! The TPG's are often wrong and they don't care. If a coin doesn't meet their scale for an acceptable "look", they bag it without...
I experimented many years ago with copper and zincolns so I'd know how to spot the copper heating game. Done with a mini-torch in about 20...
This was effective because of the alkalinity of the "soap" (probably actually a detergent) solution. It may also have a trace of EDTA depending...
You did the RIGHT thing by using distilled water. That's always the safest and first thing to try in any conservation project! Luckily, this is...
VC would not be very effective in this application. It's far too mild.
A two sided, roller-mark woody, nice find! This not an alloy mixing error but the result of dirty press rollers imbedding junk into the coin...
I too have seen dealers absolutely refuse any kind of memorial cents brought in by customers. Mine will check for the 72/72 and that's it. Many...
GOOD LUCK! It's that thinking that has kept collectors and dealers away. They almost universally believe they can just buy a roll or a mint set...
When they can physically see something on the coin, they can direct the IR beam to that spot. At that level of surface contamination (where you...
ATR will GREATLY attenuate the signal to the detector in FTIR diminishing the sensitivity....usually by orders of magnitude. With lab ATR, we use...
Spend some time on the PCGS website and learn. To be worth the cost of submitting, generally, memorial cents must be of VERY high grade....
I want to add....I literally saw hundreds of 1931-S's in that time period. Nobody hoarded 31-D's - they are a much tougher coin IMO.
HAHAHA....thanks bro. leeg, vance and many others make my coins look like grade school stuff though.
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