AWESOME post! :)
Oil is INSOLUBLE in acetone and it's a horrible solvent choice for the removal. Mineral spirits are better, but xylene is the best.
Agree, it's PMD.
Cherrypick the roll for any ultra high grade coins. 67-68 grade memorials can be quite valuable. I love cracking OBW rolls!
Love and hate relationship. LOL
I bought a cheap 15x magnifier from Deal Extreme that has built in lights. I think it was like $5. Many of the dealers I buy from don't have good...
Unfortunately, the problem still exists, it is simply masked by the oil. Verdigris is primarily composed of inorganic salts that are insoluble in...
BLAZING RED! Where's my sunglasses..... :)
SWEET! Man, it'd be all about the luster here, super nice marks wise.....I'm gonna think. Is that a die crack on the temple/forehead or slab mark?
I can agree with this one. I'm wondering, through all these contests Dick.....which TPG do most people agree with? It would make for an...
I was a quarter of an inch from giving this a 65. I thought about it so long I didn't vote until like yesterday when you bumped it. I'm pretty...
I don't see a cud, just a gas bubble and the coin is not off-center. It does have a slight misaligned die though. Toss it into the junk pile.
Yep, PMD counter-struck.
Definately DDD.
Another vote for PMD.
Whoa....I have too many to post. LOL I toss a quicky in:
Fun thread....thanks Charmy!
WOW! Killer 25D.....tough coin to even find in red let alone MS. NICE!
Nice 35s! Hardly a hit on that puppy!
Nice collection! Thanks for sharing!
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