100% woody, notice how the obv/rev wood toning is a mirror image.
WOW! That is COOL!
Neither! But I'd say it's market acceptable.
VG10, looks honest to me.
Looks like toning to me....it's a NICE coin.
Actually, putting your coins into a vacuum is not a good idea. It creates a dynamic environment - all vacuums leak. It encourages the drawing in a...
They are plentiful in the market, apparently more than enough supply to meet demand. You can buy unopened shipping box sets for about $25:...
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They are best used INSIDE of ziplock bags, along with a clean, red sacrificial cent.
The TPG's are already rubbing their hands: Marinkovic Hoard MS-70
BD is a term coined by the ignorant. It is NOT a disease, it is corrosion (verdigris) pure and simple. In the world of verdigris, it is simply...
Me too! It only takes a few weeks and I have verdigris.
Yes, these were in contact in a roll. It clearly shows what I call "contact verdigris". Verdigris itself can provide feed materials to start the...
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Whoa....$1000?
Nah....this was an awesome roll find. It clearly shows how an uncorroded coin can become corroded by contact with a corroded coin. It took pretty...
At some point, the coin was covered with verdigris (a copper salt) and then it was subsequently harshly cleaned. The copper component of the salt...
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