Yes, it almost certainly has been dipped. That orange/rust colored spotty toning at the top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse are classic...
Thanks. CHB Toners are out there if you're patient, and willing to spend the money. I only buy multicolored toned, eye appealing Bust Halves (or...
It is the 1808/7 overdate. There is only one overdate Overton for this date - O-101. Whenever I don't have my book handy, I use this website:...
Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it this year. I've had a lot of life-stuff going on recently, and while most of it is resolved, I still...
It is incredible how absolutely different those three sets of images are. I know it's the same coin, but it sure doesn't look like it. If I...
Or, as close to rainbow toned as you're going to get on a circulated bust half. This gorgeous coin was mislabeled as a small 0 on Ebay (how did...
I know I haven't really been very active here for the past couple of years. There's been a lot going on in my life, a bunch of personal issues...
I agree. The reverse of the 1904 has some hazy spots that could probably do with some treatment as well. Send them through NGC's conservation...
Misaligned die errors are quite common - until they are misaligned enough to start cutting off design elements. When the obverse is as misaligned...
Jack has dedicated his hobby-career to researching and identifying fakes. He's gotten really good at tracking down the super-fakes, Chinese (or...
My understanding is that gallery mint makes their own dies, and intentionally changes them in such a way that they are unmistakable if you know...
Fake, and not a very good one - even with bad pictures.
I think it is better than an F-12. I think it compares favorably with the VF-20's I'm seeing on Heritage. I would say F-15, but that is a pretty...
Show us your results when you get around to doing it :)
Your nasty plastic flip was probably made from PVC plastic and that's probably some PVC residue on that coin. Now, PVC won't harm gold, but I...
People with bad intent sometimes plated the quarters with silver, chrome, sometimes even gold or platinum and then tried to sell them at...
I feel like TradeDollarNut used to have a website full of useful information about that sort of stuff, but I can't find it. He'd be the best...
Were you looking specifically for this number, or was it just a happy accident? I don't really do much with paper money, but it seems like...
Yup, definitely die chips in the date. Kinda cool, a bit different, but also very common. The '5' especially on Lincolns - any time there's a 5,...
I've been lurking, but haven't been active. I needed to take a break, and it's probably been almost a year now. I'll be posting a bit more, but...
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