Great find....in nice condition too! Congrats!
Xylene would be a better choice to remove oil. It's not very soluble in acetone.
From my understanding glass wool was the most commonly used whizzing material.
Yep, rust (Iron Oxide) is a VERY difficult problem. Anything you use will affect the surfaces negatively. However, if you're determined, I...
It's a crap shoot with NGC.
Might as well guess one higher, apparently I have tougher standards than NGC and PCGS.
Man, off by 2 again....it's killing me.
HAHAHAHAHA....there's no way that's a 62. They shouldn't have graded it if there was any doubt about the surfaces, definately not net graded it....
Bt 66, ngc 67
Nice!
Come on NGC! Jez, the 3 hits on the left obv field and the spotting?
Much better article about this coin: http://www.coinlink.com/News/us-coins/controversial-1959-d/
Be sure to tell him to NEVER clean it. I just read a horror story where someone gave a kid a coin and he bought it back to show him how shiny he...
Well bro, it's a controversial topic. Weimar took a stand that toning is damage and "let the cat out of the bag" on how to tone in the major TPG's...
ASE's might seem to NT faster, I don't collect them so I can't say for sure. That said....I highly suspect they are frequently speed-toned because...
Have you (and the others) read the book Coin Chemistry? It's well worth the read!
PCGS is dumb, this coin is a 64......typical woody bias.
Nailed! Yes, I saw the filled S.
Love the 1916 detail!
Very nice example!
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