Looks like a 5 Centavo from Ecuador dated 2000
You're correct. Cleaning is one of those areas that is best left to those with experience and that's no guarantee that they won't screw something...
I've been trying to do that for almost 50 years, but somehow always end up with the "Hey, look at that intersting shiny thing over there" syndrome...
To repeat what others have said, it may be a long time before this note has a significant collector value above the $100 face value. If you like...
It has been plated. This was/is a very common school chem lab experiment. The sample is cheap and when they're done, kids get to take home the...
Not an error. It was hit with a punch or something that left the damage
Honest, newbie question. Welcome to Coin Talk. PS: you only get flogged if you start arguing about responses to obviously damaged coins
Just looks like damage in the area where the MM should be. I think I see the mark you're referring to, but it's too high to be a MM
As others have said, acetone will remove many organic materials, but does not affect the toning/tarnish. The remaining discoloration on your coin...
I can't agree more.
Interesting analogy, but I'm having trouble working through the details. Acetone turning your skin white makes sense. If the acetone pulls...
Sorry, but just damaged after it left the mint. It isn't a fake
Sorry, but it was plated by someone after it left the mint. Not a mint error
Agree very strongly with @dwhiz post. This book is the best $10-15 a new collector can spend on the hobby. An edition a year or twoold is still...
I agree with @BooksB4Coins. You took some nice pics and that makes it easy to see that it doesn't come close to resembling a 1. It looks like a...
I found an altered 1944-D when I was a kid in 70s. I still have it and have no plans to get rid of it even though I own an authentic one. I...
What @medoraman said. The copper plating has been filed/abraded off the reverse exposing the zinc.
[IMG] They should book you for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Holiday Party. You’ll knock ‘em dead with that routine
Even if you can't post the results, can you post the test method that allowed them to determine the subsurface composition. Very interested to...
The nominal weight of a copper nickel cent is 4.67 gms. Assuming your 0.1 gm resolution scale has been recently calibrated (you do this...
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