To sell in sets. Used to see this stuff in the back of magazines and the Sunday newspaper inserts, especially for State Quarters. The plating...
If you are seeing the desired results after only a second or so, then diluting may be worth trying. It will give you more time in case you make a...
I wouldn't recommend the baking soda rinse to someone new to the chemistry of dipping coins, but if you are having success with the very short...
The obverse (front) suffered some type of environmental damage. There's a lot of nasty stuff out there and if it stays in contact with the metal...
The problem is that in order to determine if the copper plating is zinc rich, you need to use some expensive analytical equipment like XRF or EDS...
Time to start collecting a date set. 1851-date
Or possibly struck through a very worn cap die (I'm not sure this is the cause, but wanted to through it out there)
Funny what you remember. In the 70’s when I was a kid, I used to search the 10 cent and 25 cent junk boxes at the local dealers and shows....
Regardless of how you feel about a poster, I don't think giving a false answer is proper. Best just to ignore a person who continues to be difficult.
I think a lot of us should skip the H in IMHO :)
D-train. You are not listed as a new member and I think I recall seeing you name on posts recently In the last few weeks There have been at...
It's tough to tell from from the pic, but I see the little light green spot on the upper left wreath. It might be bronze disease. Overall...
What he said. If it's softer then the acetone should work. If it's hard and crusty and the distilled water soak doesn't help, then it's...
The rim was damaged. Somehow it was pounded until it formed a raised, uneven rim. The rim was then folded over by the original damage source or...
Well, you were sorta right. :rolleyes: I was saying to save the good stuff and instead of saving the stuff that will still be worth face in 20...
Lower Left may be Miletos SG-3532 if it's really small
But the OP said he's to the point where he can't save everything that's interesting. If he has to choose, then I recommend choosing the best stuff.
My recommendation is to only save those notes that will return a profit when you want/need to sell. I would only save high condition stars,...
The 57-D looks like machine doubling, which doesn't add any value, but it's hard to from the picture. The 44 is PMD (post mint damage). A...
Machine doubling. It does not add any value to the coin As you spend more time on here, pay attention to the links people like paddyman and...
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