Whoa....polish that slab. I can't see thru it. LOL
Agree 100%....I missed this one...slacking lately. Still a KILLER coin!
DANG! BUMMER! It would have been truely an amazing find.....consider at 866,000 it's the second lowest mintage wheat cent.
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Freakin Lance...your coins AND your pictures are amazing bro!!! That 1911 is just awesome!
Don't soak it for more than a hour, anything longer is futile. Also, do not allow the acetone to evaporate or you'll just redeposit any dissolved...
It's probably a clashed die then, nice find.....I can't tell squat from that pic.
Awesome find if it's authentic! There's a ton of fakes out there so don't get too excited.
What is the composition? It appears to be verdigris. Acetone will not remove verdigris, VERDI-CARE will safely remove verdigris.
Most of those will be common coins except for the 55 and 72 DDO varieties. If you want to look for others, use the coppercoins website:...
Your collection will always be at the top of my all time favorite coin collections.....such a cool set man. :cool:
Very nice!
Exactly what I was thinking....mind reader.
Me neither....but I've never used MS70. I need to get some to experiment with. I've seen pics of MS70 treated Lincolns and it's not pretty. The...
Simple....ignore completely and be done with him. And, either destroy the coin or stamp it COPY so no other collector can ever get burned again.
Sounds like fun! I'm looking forward to your coin pics!
No added value with the die crack since they are common. It's a nice off-center error though.
The correct, numismatic term is doubED die not "double die".
Welcome to CT! The 1969 is very common even in mint state red. A common, brown 1969 is worth 1 cent.
Small dates are cheap in MS red. You should spend the $5-10 and buy one so you know the difference and have a reference coin to compare to. On...
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