Wait... is that a Zebra?
Changing, YES. Dying, NO. In some ways the average collector is much more knowledgeable and savvy than 50 years ago thanks to variety and error...
It looks like a very worn Shield Nickel, issued between 1866 and 1883. No value at condition it is in other than those collecting the worst...
If you don't have a copy of the Krause World Coin Catalog, go to your local library and see if one is there. It has a coin identifier area, as...
Steam coinage didn't begin until 1836, so there weren't any reeded edge coins struck in the US until then. The third side of a coin tells us a...
62 RD
From experience, I have found better results with MeCl2 than acetone - especially with copper. No unexpected color changes. And I don't know...
The coin is stained, and no amount of acetone or alcohol (on the coin) is going to change that. It was in nice condition. Probably a $25 coin as is.
I follow the adage of my mom, "like dissolves like." Since PVC (polyvinyl chloride) contains chlorine, it only makes sense that a chlorinated...
If you are worried about the dark stuff in the crevices of the design, Leave that alone. If they were dug out of mud, then a soak in soap and...
You just need a sonicator and either methylene chloride or chloroform. No more pvc. Very nice coin.
It looks more like an S to me. Hey, say it's an S, and you have the only one!
67 because of the toning.
Oh, the good old days. When people died in their 40's.
No. Is there a pricing guide for "DETAILS" coins?
This coin is a counterfeit. A U.S. "dollar" struck on a worthless blank outside of a U.S. Mint without intrinsic value.
Just thieves at the US Mint (see type-2 1804 dollar).
This isn't damage, just incidental contact marks. AKA 'Bag Marks'.
$.20 or so.
The only gold cents known are some Indian Head cents that were struck on Gold $2.50 blanks. All from early 1900's.
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