Have you actually tried this on copper?
Verdigris salts (regardless of the type) are INSOLUBLE in organic media. Using Vaseline would be an exercise in futility. Not sure how you came up...
I instructed ALL family members many years ago to NEVER buy anything coin related for me. Amazingly, they all listened.
Appears to be a scarce PL cent (proof-like). I have a few modern Zincolns that look like proofs. Other than that, based on the weight and...
Definitely RB on this coin.
I know the solution! Let's start faking all the rare Chinese coins and sell them to their collectors!
The Donald said he'd put stiff tariffs on all their goods. Us consumers would complain but, if the tariffs are high enough, it would likely move a...
Fakes are EVERYWHERE! http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20150929091755&SearchText=1909+s+penny
1) Poorly mixed planchet alloy, known as a "woody". 3) Die CRACK, due to over-use of the working die. 3) Looks more like stains than "carbon...
Just a plating issue, probably exposed to something acidic. PMD
:wacky: Yes, believe it or not, mint state coins to exist in circulation! I've had several I found searching bank rolls come back as mint...
Not cleaned, that's how they look at a short time in circulation. Nonetheless, the TPG's would likely grade this MS-62 to 64.
Not whizzed but harshly abraded by someone trying to clean it. Typically, whizzing is done with a rotary tool with GLASS WOOL, not steel wool as...
YES, this is FACT. On wheat cents the O in ONE and the motto above typically suffer from this too.
Ground off, PMD.
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