Acetone doesn't affect toning. It only removes (many) organic compounds that have adhered to the coin. Some of these, such as the plasticizer...
Agree with @TheFinn it looks fine as is. I think there's a high probability of making it look worse if you mess with it
See if you can find anything that exactly matches it in variety vista or wexler's Doubled Die sites. These should always be the first stop if you...
That would be a good experiment. I did a quick lit search and didn't find anything significant on Aluminum reactions with acetone. Usually a very...
Check variety vista or wexler's doubled die sites. I believe they do verification of new discoveries. That would be your best bet Other than Rick...
I agree with the other recent posts. If you like the coins, enjoy the hunt to complete the set, and have reasonable future value expectations,...
I've been told that I usually do a decent job of explaining scientific concepts in simple terms, but you guys are own with this one. In any...
Electron Band Theory and stuff. Maybe @GDJMSP can translate the link into plain English for us :wacky:. [ATTACH]...
I voted Foreign Object. Maybe from Mr. Fuji [IMG]
You need to keep your stories straight. In post #29 of this thread (attached below) you used the following excuse for not sending it in 9 months...
Nothing wrong with roll hunting and checking pocket change. I've looked at every coin that went through my hands since I was a kid As you've...
The guy is absolutely misleading. This is from your previous post. I get that coin A grades higher than coin B and so it's 'worth' more than...
I recall that there used to be some premium dates in the State series such as Tennessee and Illinois (can't remember if they were P or D). Is it...
No need to find to do a compositional analysis. Circulated war nickels usually have a very distinctive appearance due to the alloy. Yours...
The moderators will only get ticked off if the discussion in the non-discussion, discussion forum discusses the previous discussions regarding the...
I agree. The Sayles book is a nice introduction, it's reasonably priced AND it may even be available at your local library (it was at a small...
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The doubling of the 69-S is so readily apparent that if you're not sure then you don't have it. [IMG]
If you go back and read your November post 3 or 4 threads ago, you commented that Mike Diamond said that the coin sounded like it was Cu-Ni....
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