I'm certain it's a fake. The dentils are irregular, and very weak in spots. other problems TNTC (too numerous to count).
The Trade Dollar was definitely hideous pre-treatment. Virtually anything would have been an improvement, imo. The bust half was a tossup. The...
Wow. Both of those are jaw-droppers. Congrats!
I bought an old, manual Micro-Nikkor to use on my D40,for about $100.
It must not have been heat treatment, because using EZest on the cotton swabs removed all of the dark discoloration. The remaining luster is...
Thanks for your opinion, Mark. There's really no way to make purses out of these particular sow's ears, I guess! WRT the bust half, there was a...
When I first started collecting, about 3 years ago, I naturally wanted to buy the least-circulated, least expensive (bad combination, that!)...
Yuk. (not my cup of tea. I believe it looks AT, but I certainly don't mean to diss anyone who likes toned coins!)
Here's a link to a thread by Sunnywood on the CU forum about thin film interference and toning progresssion, which I think complements this one...
It appears genuine to me, and mid-AU details. I don't think it's possible to say with certainty that it has been cleaned, from these photos, but...
Congrats! Your final coin is very attractive, you should be proud!
With over 2 months elapsed since the post about it going to NGC, I'm wondering what became of the coin. Did it grade? Or did Nightowl receive a...
The coin in the op is an obvious fake. The dentils are poorly formed, the rims uneven, and the surfaces are porous. You don't have to look beyond...
I'm curious as to how this coin graded out at NGC... Nightowl?
I think the S means "Shanghai" in this instance.
I think it graded AU53. Beautiful coin, btw! To my eyes it appears to have more luster than required for a 45, and tremendous eye appeal. Hard to...
outstanding results! And.. I think of acetone soaking as conservation, removing traces of pvc, old paper album gunk, smoke, whatever. It is...
Looks nice and original to me, good coin for a type set!
I'll trust you on that, since I have not tried to find one of these! Also, what is 'scarce' to someone like Larry Briggs is probably indeed 'Rare"...
One comment from Larry Briggs' book on SLQ's: "although scarce, this coin is not rare and is obtainable in all grades.....Even though...
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