Thanks Merc!!! I know that cleaning coins is frowned upon, but this coin definitely needed it. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
All the pictures I've posted are of the same coin. I'm not trying to pull a fast one on anybody. I said earlier that the very first picture that...
All of the pics I've taken have been with my cell phone. It actually takes better pictures than my camera. I'll try to get some better pics up...
Here it is again with a some cleaning. I took it to the local coin shop and he said it was real. He thinks it might have been a metal detector...
The annual fall coin show will be going on here in a few weeks. I'm gonna take this coin and let the more experienced collectors give me their 2...
I appreciate the offer Merc. I've got a collector here in town that I will probably go to when the dipping is done.
I think I will dip this coin sometime in the near future. I'm prepared to suffer the consequences from all the collectors out there that say...
I own the darn thing now. I can handle a 17 dollar mistake if it turns out to be a fake.
I can definitely see where you would think it's a fake by judging it from that first pic. It was taken at a slight angle and under florescent...
Would it be fake if it passes the sound test? Sounds like silver to me. Did they make fakes out of silver?
The eraser to Merc. @1966 I'm saying some of the problems YOU see in the pics aren't problems when looking at the coin in hand. Liberty's foot...
I was just kidding about the baking soda.
Maybe I should take some baking soda or a pencil eraser to it.
I think it's genuine to. In hand you can clearly see the characteristics that 1966 says are problems.
There is a heavy tarnish where the date, foot and where you think you see a tattered drapery. Better pictures would clear this up. In hand you...
I wouldn't have it graded,,,just cleaned by the pros.
@1966 and I would say your coin has been cleaned in the past.
@1966 They look exactly the same,,,besides all the tarnish.
Bought this one off of Ebay last week and just got it in today. The picture on ebay was blurry and it's not the prettiest SLQ because of the...
Good idea Chris,,but I don't even have a magnifying glass,,let alone some photo editing software to produce an overylay. Spend what little extra...
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