Exactly! As Jim said, the leaking occurs on a molecular level. All plastic is porous to some extent, the plastic molecules can only pack so...
Indeed. But a blue toned copper will usually have a color gradient of some sort unless it was intentionally/chemically toned. Notice the...
If you were to interupt a deal in progress, the dealer would surely throw you out of the shop. That is HIS place of business. Like the others...
Don't clean your coins! All three are common date coins and average condtion. The trio would be worth less than $1.
Indeed. They would have to keep nice, fresh surfaces on the copper and it would require a lot of effort. They use stainless steel for hospital...
Oxidation does not cause colorful toning. With copper there's two stages of oxidation. cuperous oxide which imparts a deep red color and cupric...
Nice find! Looks to be EF 40/45 too. These can go as high as $25-30.
I can disagree with them. LOL 64
Luster and strike, the little stuff is forgiven but these have to virtually flawless to hit 70. I think I see some issues where the bust truncates...
Could be one of those surprize coins.
Tough coin, I'm going conservative and it might bump me outta the top 10. That's hardly a hit anywhere on that coin but I'm not seeing any...
Nice 32! I dunno, 67 grades are pretty tough to come by....this one looks close.
I fear NCG made it a 67, not worthy based on what I'm seeing in the pics.
Congrats! For reference, I sold an NGC MS-65RD for $550 a few months ago.
Too bad you used MS70 on it, it definately affected the surfaces. CoinCare is nothing but white mineral oil with an odorant for those wondering....
Luster....and I think sometimes NGC guesses. LOL
Dang, missed the vote....glad I did. MS-66 IMO.
Yes they do....as well as "artificial/questionable color".
One more.... DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS! Proper coin conservation takes knowledge and experience. There's a huge difference between cleaning and...
I have to agree. Personally, I'm very leary of coins that look like this due to MS70.
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