Once made a mistake and used acetone on an old engraved stamp, and it removed some of the ink. The photos of after look less deep than the before,...
Zinc does have some stress (work) hardening capacity due to a shift in the metal crystals, but during the 1940s, many foreign countries used zinc...
Thad, since I respect your knowledge of Lincolns, can you comment? I have heard from several on different forums, that DGS trys to grade...
The side shown is of a trade token. Is the star of different metal? raised? I have no reverses in my books that is only numbers and no indications...
I have the Spadone book, and some "errors" or "varieties" were what we would call now as damage. Gouges, marks, etc. would often seem like the...
It isn't a US coin. There were several medals and rounds struck with similar legend and bust. Not sure if I remember a reverse confederate half...
Unless there were inaccurate or false declarations on the forms. Once had some gemstone rough from Africa held for nearly a month because the...
Since I approached this with the idea of an alternative to Intercept(tm) technology, and since I was sure Lucent technology had done various...
But the more the stable Euro countries have to support Ireland, Greence, possibly Spain, Portugal and some of the more eastern countries, the more...
Well, many won't like to hear what he says, which I think is fairly accurate. If a person hasn't watched the Euro ( $1.358), take its dive due to...
And here they are! Wow, look at all of that ( presumed :) ) gold in their vault! http://www.theworldreserve.com/index.cfm
Another http://consumerist.com/2010/02/company-selling-doctored-state-2-bills-for-17-apiece.html
Arizona is on the ball! http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/tag/state-2-bill-collection/
May I please have 10 dozen, please sir, please.. [IMG]
Which grading service would authenticate a magnetic canadian off- composition coin? Just curious. ANACs maybe?
Thad, you are a devious person. Now if Bahabully gets close, he can't claim to be the "ignerent collecter" he has been doing any longer.:D
Well, here are the quickie photos. On Gray paper as a try. Silvered antoninianus, RIC V 360, VF, flat centers, Cyzicus mint, 3.837g, 23.6mm, 0o,...
Hmm, I wondered who was bidding there. I received my 3 this afternoon, but haven't had the chance to photograph them yet as I had class. Maybe...
Actually, I think that is a high end coin for VF grade, going by photos is difficult, but it has aspirations to a low end EF IMO. Nice coin. Jim
Usually in the jewelry business when something is gold plated the matrix ( coin) is highly polished and acid cleaned so the plating adheres well....
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