I agree with @paddyman98. The OP has been posting for awhile and has gotten accurate answers as well as error reference sites from which to...
Need pics. There are many, many, many clad coins that have suffered environmental damage (buried, metal detector finds, etc) for every authentic...
Might be a little machine doubling. This isn't considered an error and has no additional value. Go to www.doubleddie.com and click on the...
The reference book is Silver Coinage of Massachusetts by Sydney P Noe. Some of the other posts reference a Nod attribution number. I don't have...
That's Charmy the Penny Lady. She still posts show reports on another site
I recommend buying a current copy of A Guidebook of United States Coins. While the prices may not be absolutely accurate, you can easily see...
A glass jar with a lid works well
The coloration is due to environmental damage. It is not an error. As others have said, this composition discolors very quickly. That being...
You have a long way to go before you surpass a couple of recent posts ;)
Or dribbling a basketball :smuggrin:
Acetone is your friend for removing PVC residue and many organic deposits. It won't harm the coin since it doesn't act on metallic reaction...
Posted this about a month ago in another thread. Pocket change find [IMG]
You probably didn't hurt them much, but a short soak in acetone would take care of any transferred oils and dirt. That's assuming they haven't...
I think the black stain may be some sort of environmental damage (I think I see small areas of green as well). If so, acetone and alcohol won't...
You get a "LIKE" from Doug if you earn 114 points :wacky:;)
If you don’t like the responses you received (some of them are from experienced error collectors and numismatists), you can always do the research...
Nice find. Shame it's a little beat up
Sorry, but your coin has some type of residue adhered to the surface. Over time the discoloration that occurred also discolored the residue....
Quote from the OP in Post #5 "I’m not even remotely versed in US Mint dies. If they grind them, alright.... I’ve never thought about it.... " [IMG]
I currently have metal notgeld from almost 300 different cities and probably over 1000 diff varieties (attributed from Funck's book). Here are a...
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