RIGHT! We discovered by accident too! LOL I also discovered a certain key on my toy xylophone would work too.
We had one of the first "remove control" TV's. The remote was literally a "clicker", it make a loud click-ping sound and required no batteries.
It's glue, not a mint error.
Proper storage is the KEY to preventing/controlling corrosion. Even without addressing existing corrosion, you can bring it to a crawl if a coin...
Anything EXCEPT a disease! Even "BC" (Bronze Corrosion) would be better than disease!!!
"Bronze disease" is a term I cannot stand, diseases cannot infect metal. The correct description of "BD" is hydrochloric acid induced metallic...
Generally true, but not completely. Verdigris in itself can provide feed materials. Think about it on a micro-scale, verdigris contains...
Hummm Doug, I thought you had VC figured out by now. This is incorrect. VC contains corrosion inhibitors and verdigris neutralization reagents....
Gas bubbles, not PMD, they came from the mint like this.
Mainly by luster, but the "look" tells a lot.
NICE! 67RD?
Not in, but on the coin just like your spots but they were more black in 2009. I refer to them as water spots. Someday I'll pop one on the...
Which is why, in my experience, the TPG's upgrade shield cents with no spotting. It seems to have started in 2009.
If I had a nickel for every internet post..... LOL
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VC is effective on ALL metals, not just copper.
That you Bernie? :p
Sorry to hear about Lou! My best wishes for a speedy recovery!
I'm surprised they don't already, there are images of animals on some coins and, who knows, the animals might be offended. Hey, it's 2016 and we...
That's actually a pretty nice example of interior die chips!
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