Perhaps silver nitrate would react with the copper and leave the zinc alone
Are you perhaps part elephant?
In 1942 nickels were made with two different compositions. The silver containing one had a large mint mark above Monticello and the copper/nickel...
Not so much the material you use to wipe but the grit you scrub around on the surface
Someone hit it with a hammer
Welcome to CT...let's see it!
I think it is one of the most beautiful coins the mint ever made.
Actually I am a C Carl. At a company I worked for we had two K Karls and two C Carls. At times, three of us would be in a room together and...
And the king on the front...a trick coin to see if you can identify them correctly :)
Whoa, if it is on e-bay it must be real :)
sell it to them
What did you check it against since you say it is DDR #001
I sometimes get halves to search (only a roll at a time, not a box) and put them into circulation (at least till they go back to the bank). The...
British, I don't think the Brits ever put the title of a country on the home issues. BTW, welcome to CT
Stank you berry much
Welcome to CT. The high relief is only for the 1921 (I think) and environmental factors and wear can cause color and luster differences.
I feel stupid for asking, but is this a cent or half-cent?
Where's that "Beating a dead horse" gif...
The 73 s also had a business strike. I think yours is the business strike.
Even trying to learn you can afford a chuckle now and then
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