Sorry I really didn't answer your question. If it was a real 43 copper cent, you would not try anything on the coin. Trying to clean it would...
You have an altered date cent. Find a photograph of a regular 1943 steel cent and you will find that there is much less space between the 4 and...
There seems to be plenty of those....What you really need is...... a brain.
The lighthouse (tm) and air-tite (tm) holders are nice holders, but like slabs are not really air tight. If they were stored in any thing but wood...
What will occur sooner is collection of use tax by states. If your state has a legislated sales tax, you are expected to declare out of state...
Yep, I said that in #16 above. My point of concern is the suggestion it is a similar reaction to copper or silver based reactions ( toning,...
I couldn't find where the OP mentioned if they were in plastic before the fire. I suspect if they weren't, the crud on them is heavily oxidation...
Perhaps this article will help. Yes, gold can form oxides, but under conditions that are unobtainable outside of a high level laboratory. Under...
I would say no. Since they all have the same basic design, cracks or other die defects tend to develop in the same area of weakness. I realize...
Check out this video on making your own gold and silver colored cents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4puQhfJg-o or search for "making gold...
Or a tube of Triple Antibiotic ointment, or a bottle of Pepto-Bismo. There is the rumor that the Health Care bill might pass this weekend, so...
Black markets only occur when there is a large imbalance in supply and demand. If gold is illegal to possess, there will be limited demand. Try...
Make the guy an offer such as I will buy an interest in this coin for $xxx, and I will have it graded by PCGS, and if it comes back a proof, we...
The only authorized branch proofs I can find are the 1879-O (12 from one source) 1893-CC. There are various accord of "proof" for 1883CC, 1884CC,...
Well, you can become a distributor if you meet the qualifications. http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/index.cfm?action=AmericanEagles But most can't...
I am not sure we can insulate ourselves from such decisions, except to vote everyone out and practice austere financing for a while. The precious...
If you want to put a note on your scale, 1 gram = 15.43grains Normal average weight for a new cent is 3.11 grams. Jim
My first step would be to compare the rim/edge. If it fails there, you need to go no farther. The Matte proof has no chamfering ( slope, rounding)...
Dental plastic can be colored and is UV hardened ( and very hard compared to many plastics), and might well be the material. It would probably...
This is the link I have booked, don't know if it is the one requested. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=30&threadid=733758 Jim
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