Putting copper (bronze, brass, etc.) in olive oil will darken them. For ancients I have used a brass brush.
Happened while GOING INTO the case, not during minting. Still PMD
Since the coin is solid 90%, that would mean the coin would be destroyed.
The first time I did that, it freaked me out!
me tooooooooooooooooooo
Wiping or rubbing can be an enemy. The damage is not from the wiping material, but from any grit that might be on the coin or on the towel. This...
Perhaps you could call the responder rude and snarky.
Good idea, but it wouldn't help JMHO.
Should it be LMC or LSC?
Interesting, thanks for the article.
You have the sympathy of all the members here until you start attacking us. Honestly I hope you can get some satisfaction from PCGS. I was first...
It all depends on how you disagree.
When I was at the University of Kentucky, one of the faculty members had a machine that would bombard objects with neutrons and make them...
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C'mon, that would call for someone to suffer a loss of money...
"If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around does it make a noise." or "If a husband says something in the woods and there isn't a wife...
Grading and attribution are two different things. Perhaps someone on the forum will be able to suggest what your next step should be.
Gotta admit I have two of the 5-ounce hockey pucks. Seems like someone was maintaining a post here about their issue price and current price.
Hey @Michael Bloonfield to make a new post, go to the "Forums" tab at the top, select the Error Coins forum and look for the New Post at the top....
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind bat.
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