Naval Jelly, ZUD, Bar Keeper's Friend, etc. are oxalic acid cleaners. They work well with iron oxides, and tend to be too harsh ( more than the...
Hi and Welcome to the forum! This is a fantasy coin intended to fool some people. Probably silver or gold colored. The indian head design similar...
Hi, Welcome to the forum! I agree that it is post mint damage. Notice that adjacent to the date area in the first photo, the rim also has been...
It is important to remember that the 3 discussed ( Longacre, machine, and Hub ) doubling effects are not exclusive of each other. A cent with...
I think the single squeeze hubbing problem was corrected during the mint roll run, and I doubt we will see similar in the bank rolls. A couple of...
Clembo, I really had trouble with the photo-program that came with the microscope. I found I could import the image directly into my Corel X2...
I am almost sure that it was someone making a coin similar to a magician's double headed or double tailed coins. The key is to use a lathe or mill...
Here is the most common one that people find, or some relative has left it in a drawer after death, etc. It is made of a different metal. hard to...
I am curious as to the reverse of the 1889 one. The mint mark has so much to do with value, you should list the year and the mintmark, and one of...
Why do you think the first one might be missing the clad? It looks more like copper oxidation than zinc oxidation. Appears at first glance to be a...
Neal, When I check the "gouge" on the rev near the "N", I notice a similar effect on the obv in the corresponding position. Appears to me that...
Most of the inexpensive USB scopes do not have the ability to image a whole coin except maybe a 3cent. They emphasis the magnification in the ads,...
In the first coin he shows 1832 1/2C XF40BN, pop 17/249 it means that there were 17 graded that were the same grade, and 249 graded that were...
Sorry ruben , just being a joker. I was referring to the 1936 Bridgeport commem with P.T. Barnum on it..." A sucker born every minute" My apology...
I think $100 is reasonable as there is a premium over what would be expected for corresponding larger units. At the last couple of coin shows, I...
If the mint orders for the LP1 ( which I just got from the bank and trades myself) I probably wouldn't have ordered any LP2 from the mint, but I...
Ha Jack, not by much. I wonder why NCG insists on using VP ( Variety Plus) numbers instead of FS, etc. I hope Paddy knew he was getting the Die #2...
I would go MS-63 also. Jim
Paddy 1955 VP-002 is a nice DDO in its own right, but it is considered not quite as unbelievable as the VP-001 which is generally the one thought...
Condor, I still wonder why Neil Berman and Silvano DiGenova of Superior Galleries who wrote the article I mentioned notes ( referring to 1834)...
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