At first I wasn't sure about the portrait but in comparison it looks good. The date and the stars looked fine and the denticles.
The proof 70-S small date won't have a weak Liberty. And some of the business strike LD's will be weak. You really need to look at all the markers...
Large. Most of them are large. The curl of the 9 is the key marker, but there are others. [ATTACH]
If it's thinner it could be acid which would account for the missing weight. People do everything to pennies. Light them on fire, drop them in...
(1909) but my oldest Coin Star wheat is 1930.
Put it in acetone and maybe some of the black goo will come off. Then look at the coin under a bright light and tilt it around while looking at it...
Denver only made these (1982 small date) in zinc, 2.5 grams. Worth .01 cent. They made 17 billion cents in 1982, Philly and Denver, Large Date and...
IDK if it is real or fake. What is going on with that triple rim? Just an MAD? The mint mark doesn't match with a genuine I am looking at, but it...
The angles of LIBERTY and 1996 seem to be the same, but why aren't other features shown from the second strike? Lincoln, etc.
I think it will say AU Details Cleaned, Genuine. More people will want this coin, then will pass because of the details. I think I have seen...
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You could probably do a time lapse video of a zinc cent and watch it deteriorate.
I bought a bottle of 100% acetone at Wal Mart. $3. Nail polish/ remover area.
And then of course there are a number of off silver coins. I don't know of any list/count/mintage. 1965 quarters struck on silver. And at least 1...
Someone did ask an interesting question yesterday about how many off metal coins there are. I don't think there is a definitive list. 1943 copper...
The first photo looks like the normal I. But the 2nd is very clear. [ATTACH]
I show 3797 down from 3825 earlier.
The cleaning may be unfortunate. But this coin is a legit monster. Nice one. Is this a coin that people remove the S to try to fake? Or, are you...
The problem I have with pan handlers (and I am not insensitive to their plight) I will often see them smoking cigarettes. Which cost $10 a pack,...
Looking at NGC there is one rare type of this date. Without mint mark, Type A bust, type 2 reverse. If it's not that, the cleaning and hole turned...
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