@Caliwiser BTW: Really great pics
Compare yours to a pic from PCGS Coinfacts. Sorry, but not even close. The 4 looks like it has some damage from a circulation hit. [IMG]
I always thought laminations were caused by impurities in the planchets left over from the original smelting of the metal. The impurities would...
I think it may be a 12 Deniers based on the size and legend placements above Louis' head on the obverse. They were minted between 1791-93 at...
G4 to G6. You need at least 3 complete letters in LIBERTY on the headband to grade VG, and I only see 1 or 2 partial letters
Hey willy. You need to start reading @paddyman98 's metal detecting posts. He finds lots of brown nickels and clad coins. Take a look at his...
As others have said. Heavily polished. I'm guessing it doesn't add much value, if anything, but if I found it, I would invest a few cents in a...
@Willysilver. Put your 1968 next to a nice looking 1969. You can't miss the change to the master hub. Remember that when you are looking at...
It looks like it suffered environmental damage. Possibly spent some time in an acidic solution, but there are so many things that can cause...
That coin came from one, really worn and abused die set that should have been retired long before it struck your coin. Unfortunately, it's only...
So, can you just pee in a cup and squeeze lemon juice into it? :wacky:
To me, "A good one" is any coin that helps me learn something new A lot of these junk boxes are 25 cents to a buck. Buy what looks interesting...
Just about any coin show and/or coin shop will have a Junk Box. Advantage is you only buy what you think is interesting (and don't get stuck with...
Are you sure it's a DDO? There are websites that keep track of known Doubled Dies. I don't have the links, but if you search the archives of...
It is a die chip or tooling mark on the die. The marks above liberty are Post mint damage (PMD) from circulation
You have a 1984-D with a plating blister or zinc corrosion next to it
Bust Halves were needed by the banking sector. There were no silver dollars or gold eagles minted after 1803. $2.50 and $5 had low mintages...
Sat in a beaker of acid. I used to do this in chem lab years ago and may still have a quarter or 2 from my "experiments" (nitric acid worked the...
IBM was moving atoms over 25 years ago. [IMG] I wonder if they can do @GDJMSP on a Morgan dollar :woot:
Why? Do you think the sulfur atom is small enough to fit into the FCC structure without distortion, or do you think the toning is monoclinic Ag2S...
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