A wonderful thread in honor of a great person. The big and little stuff he does, and the majority of stuff that I believe we never hear about, is...
If it is varnish then try acetone, 10-15 minutes and then a rinse of flowing acetone or distilled water. Keep repeating as necessary
Acetone or similar will only be effective to some degree on organic substances. The verdigree is basically corrosion
What kind of phone? Mine has in its settings, ISO, white balance and brightness/darkness settings. Try 3 lamps. 2 up high at 10 and 2, and one...
Belgium 2 Cents 1905 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
MS 65 RB
Willkommen bei CT. Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, aber ich verstehe, was Sie sagen. Wenn Sie die wichtigen Teile übersetzen können, erhalten Sie...
There are no markers to check against and the lettering is standard wear from a deteriorated die at stage C (late die stage). The only think the...
Can you try to recreate the lighting and focus of the known one? [ATTACH]
A decent date and in good shape for 92 years old. Nice find
I agree, the frostiest devices than any I have seen [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have always understood three descriptors for the anomaly. Lamination crack an uneven line of various width where two surfaces have separated....
The MM was last thing to complete the finished die.
Auction houses have been known to create a colorful backstory to some items to stimulate interest. Leaking it to the national press and tv helps...
They admit it is not fully functional as I answered to the OP, but the OP is looking for anything to justify his personal crusade
What is obsessive rumination disorder Rumination and OCD Rumination is a core feature of OCD that causes a person to spend an inordinate amount...
1954 KM19 100 Pruta Minted in Utrecht, Holland 20,000 struck Unfortunately looks to have been aggressively cleaned
I enlarged a portion of the OP image [ATTACH]
That site is for people unfamiliar with the coinage that have. It will, when better established, identify which series, die pairs used etc. Also...
US and US administration WW11 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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