Actually verdigris refers to a reaction of Acetic acid on copper which is rather rare in coin damage since there is very little Acetic type acids...
Don't forget that if you really want some information on Lincoln Cents you may want to check out the coppercoins.com web site. I think he has a...
Need a bigger photo of just the date. But appears as a damaged 3 or possibly a damaged 8. Rest of coin in pretty decent shaped so may actually be...
From what I can tell I agree that it is an 18S. Can't even imagine where you see a 7.
Does sound like a dinged up coin and not a Mint error. Yes you would have to post a photo to see what your really talking about.
Thanks for the tip on the names out there. One more thing to watch out for. Sort of like the wave of batteries lately like Dinocell and others...
I try not to buy anything in coins that I can't examine up close, in person. Through the mail it is all just a chance in most cases. I always look...
Hey, don't make fun of those Mavica's. I've got a MVC-FD7 and a MVC-FD88. I've taken the 88 on work assignments and have probably shot well over...
Might have been, past tense, a proof at one time. Due to numerous robberies of coin collections where the idiot robbers just spend the coins as...
First of all you may want to improve your lighting while taking photos of coins. With out getting nuratic like some do and buy expensive lighting...
I too recommend rinse with distilled water and blow dry. However, pending the condition of the coin it may not be worth having it slabbed. To many...
I suggest keeping that coin. Lately over the years I've noticed and increase in interest in error coins. I myself am an error collector. At coin...
As a person that has about 26 rolls of those silly 1943 Lincolns cents I'd like to say that there are numerous ones that look similar to yours....
My suggestion is if you want a coin that is easy to collect, the Washington Quarter is for you. I collect almost all coins and even though I do...
All tarnishing can be stopped on coins depending on just how far you want to go to stop the reaction. For Silver and copper coins, just remove the...
There are several coins shows a month around here. I go to the one called Countryside, Il on every 2nd Sunday and to the one in Itasca, Il on the...
I've been doing the $50 bag of penny thing for about 30 to 40 years now. I've found that the best thing to do is open a savings account with the...
Actually Copper Sulfate is not normally available. It almost always has to be made. CuSO4 comes from an abundance of O during formation. In our...
Again I might suggest the Fuji series such as the S5000 or S7000. The S9000 is still to new and costly. These are a little on the larger size...
Normal. I've already seen pennies in the 2002 and 03 range that look worse than that. Depends on where it's been. To bad they can't tell you where...
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