Solid 64, methinks.
Every one of them is fake (and pretty poor ones at that). :(
Then explain nickel, smarty-pants. :D
Spock, You're such a tease! Get to work on those photos! :) ...Mike
Richie, Thanks for the kind words, but you are too kind. If you are interested in learning more about coin photography, one of the best...
p.s. GDJMSP, IIRC (and I'm certainly no chemist), carbon doesn't oxidize into a solid -- it's called CO2, a gas at most temperatures you'll find...
For some reason you don't see carbon spotting on silver or gold nearly as much as you do with copper and nickel. Don't ask me why.... :confused:...
Not me, I am a silicon based life form. :ohya: :D
No, a cyllinder made of two pieces of copy paper taped together. Coin at one end, camera at the other, and four lights on the sides...Mike
It depends, but generally carbon spots don't grow over time. On copper sometimes they do, and on nickel they generally don't.
AU details, corroded/scratched, net VF
At the risk of starting another forum war, IMO that coin was market graded to a 62 and its surfaces are clean enough for a much higher grade. But...
"pinkish/red with violet" Those are typical NT colors for nickel. Not as common as yellow/blue, but not uncommon either. I seem to recall...
For a moment, I thought I was too unpure to respond to this thread, then I realized I don't live in Virginia, and now I'll just wish you luck in...
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Proof: [img][img] Business Strike: [img][img]
So, you mean "it just looks recolored" isn't enough? ;) Your coin has obvious high-point wear but its color is too even. Circulated copper...
For $1, does it matter? ;) Looks NT to me. Gold is a common color for nickel to tone. Lavendar is not particularly common, and I suspect...
You guys are fighting over unimportant details. :hammer: Technical grading is simply a means to an end (valuation). :hatch: The only...
That is a nice coin with great detail. Please don't get angry, but I believe that coin has been recolored, and that's why it didn't get more...
From the photos, I don't think so -- but it is tough to be sure.
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