I'll write that one down for future reference.
@chrisild may have some suggestions.
Actually not supposed to be air tight as far as I know.
Yup...ask the elves for advice and they will say both yea and nay
Looking at the Heritage auction photos, I can see a little something there, but this is decidedly worse. Don't know what they offer as protection...
Ooooooooooooooooooooooo,,,was it me......nah, congrats jwhitten
Just my opinion, but not removing it leaves you with a buttugly coin. If this were a rare treasure, don't touch it...perhaps sell it to some of...
We have a full spectrum of users here, from nationally (internationally?) recognized authorities and dealers to 8-year old kids who just started.
Absolutely not, we enjoy pictures, it's just that some people post them and tell us there is some odd error or that their coin is worth millions....
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Not sure about your prices, e-bay has an offer of a 3 cent silver AND a 3 cent copper-nickel (what you have) for $55 as a BIN.
Hey, slick @jwitten, but it's not gold...
This is a copper coated zinc cent, so no earlier than 1982. You have a lot of zinc rot where the plating has lifted off, and BTW, that is the...
If you think the black gunk could be some organic material, try some toluene on it and see if it discolors the solvent. If not, move on to some...
Very nice coins, are you just showing them to us or do you have any questions?
2 for two...any questions?
By Jove, I think you've got it...welcome to CT...any questions?
I have a couple of coppers, but no silver one...I'm in
Maybe yes...maybe no...
@V. Kurt Bellman I always enjoy your answers, and agree with them most of the time, however trying to relate scientific terms to decidedly non...
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