Yeah, I don't like it either...
these are blow torched...
from those photos I'd grade it a nice AU... so yes, I agree.
This coin is pretty. I see so many of these ugly stinking things in 90% all used up that I start to forget how pretty they can be. Enjoy!...
This is a test kit that people who are allergic to nickel use to see if something has nickel in it... I suspect that this might give us some sort...
wow.... what the heck is that??? haha!! Can we get a full front and back picture???
Have we checked the composition of there pieces??? Are they magnetic??? Are they nickel??? How does it ring when dropped on the table...
Under a loupe the edges appear to be sharp and well defined so I would tend to call it a contact mark.
You are absolutely correct Doug and thanks for bringing that up. In the case of the $5 the obvious pitting with the numerous depressions was...
The thing I find strange about those marks is if someone if beating on this thing... or whatever happened to it, how did they miss the letters "D"...
Here is my last contribution for today. Pitted all over with lots of depressions. This is one of the easier ones. [IMG] [IMG]
Gold, I think it would help if you could define the terms you are using so that less experienced people can see what you are speaking about and...
Here is a coin with a story. This coin was presented raw to me for sale with a large gold coin collection. This coin was the owners pride and...
Now here is a tricky one.... I have had this coin back as a "Melter" for a while in my safety deposit box. The details look like they have a...
I was just looking that up but rock beat me to it... I agree 047
Your welcome guys!! I'm glad that you enjoyed them :)
Here is one I came across today. The back looks good... really good... The obverse is lightly pitted and weakly defined. IMO this one has a good...
We do the exact same thing here at the shop. We have a box of stuff that we give YN's to keep then interested. If we ever end up with a whole...
Depends, how minimal???
First of all I have no problem with Doug or anyone critiquing anything I post. That's what we are all here for right? It is appreciated by myself...
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