hi Irvin and welcome to the forum!! The cents of 1943 were very often replated with the outer zinc layer to make newer looking coins. Replating...
Which people are these so saying? Also the mint states : Nothing about the coins being inspected after striking.
Welcome to the forum! and please do read the rules. As to your question, There will be 2 type of opinions that you will receive when a photo is...
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I would bet more on a plating such as zinc on the original coin than an acid eating away the copper exposing zinc. Zinc would react with...
Welcome to the forum! We see this question several times a month. Most probable, a popular chem experiment. Here is video on making silver and...
That is hard to do , as I have always agreed with you that toning starts to some extent , the hours +/- after striking, although the progress...
As a graduate student in Radiation Genetics decades ago, I had to use a stereoscope and extremely small dissecting tools to remove salivary glands...
Hi EyeEatWheaties, and welcome to the forum! I gather you collect Lincolns also. I use a Canon A590IS point and shoot camera. It has been...
I decided to go through the roll I opened, and found this. I know only a few dedicated specialist would appreciate this. This DDO, I can only find...
In another thread on "original rolls and toning", I mentioned this thread to be , but I didn't want to hijack the thread, so made this one. I...
I have temporary possession of 100 "original" rolls of 1968-S Lincoln cents. My friend had picked up the bag at the bank in 1968 and took them...
OMG! The Dinosaurs are going to be wiped out again!!! :D:devil::devil::devil::devil:
I tried to find a matching die clash on the front of the neck like yours has, but couldn't match it up on http://www.vamworld.com/1883-CC+VAMs...
Please realize the difficulty confirming or denying an error from photos. I do not think the 5 is over any letter. It appears more as from a...
If you have Van Allen & Mallis encyclopedia of Morganand Peace Dollars, they have a chapter on the GSA processing and sale of the Huge group of CC...
If you want to see a nice 1972 DDO Die #1, here is one :) Came back PCGS MS-66 ( another thread) http://www.cointalk.com/t42712/
On the scan it appears the end of "TRUST" has been physically sheared away, so I wonder if this happened to the date also? In either case, it is...
It is this way even with most photos of such. It is possible that the serif on the bottom of the "G" and the horizontal cross member is reduced...
I think the photos when magnified to their largest shows rev #5 very clearly. The only hazy part might be if someone confused the stain at the...
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