Don't know if this fits, but there is a bass lake in Cuba that hasn't been fished since the pre-Castro days...uh...one of those bass might have...
The OP apparently believes he has the right thing. Everyone else on here has expressed the opinion it is plated. The obvious move is to have it...
Whenever I receive a gift, I try very hard to appear grateful. It does become hard sometime with well-intentioned coin gifts. One of the things...
I don't search, but would be interested in the replies.
And here I thought it was from "The Grinch That Stole Christmas"
Excellent cleaning job.
And OMG, you are an ancient of 23!!!
What would that do, dry out the coin? Look up sarcasm.
What would that do, dry out the coin?
If a coin is properly cleaned...you will never know. Signs of improper cleaning include the absence of luster, as has been noted, and scratches,...
WOW
Thanks for the correction...I feel more educated now. I've never found any in circulation ('course I haven't looked too hard).
The weight of a normal cent coin (zincoln...or whatever) is 2.500 g. Your coin doesn't appear to be anything more than a well struck cent. First...
Very nice. In maintaining the dies that strike the coins, they use grease. If they use too much, it fills in part of the design and causes this...
I bought some of those magnetic silver Morgan dollars.
Actually silver oxide is a pretty good conductor.
So if I made my house out of silver I would never have to heat it? Silver does not give off heat. Silver is a good conductor of heat.
Ease up
Coin looks OK to me, the connection between the letters is a die crack, a fairly common error.
My guess would be Greek, Alexander the Great, a copper/bronze with a club reverse and an Alexander/lion skin with the usual Jupiter (?) reverse.
Separate names with a comma.
