Coin collecting is not and addiction.. that's like saying "drugs" are an addiction... now you get more specific... Bust halves are extremly...
I have that grinder lol
as a matter of fact you just reminded me that the 1801 needs a bath now that i have some fresh VC :D all that red crap going away :D
You can find some decent 1801, or 1802 or even 1805 for under 50 but those the common dates... 1800 for $15 buck with a legable date is a damn...
1798 with a legable date is tough to get under 20 been after one for quite a few months now... but then I limited to 2-3 small shops/fleamarket...
Dealer had it on auction with no bids... I offered him the $20 and sent him a link to the album of the $20 LC set here. He accepted :D :D :D She's...
OS yeah at least 15 years I don't think you guys know one end of a roller from the other :D So says a BM2 who ran the ships paint locker lol PS I...
When I left the Pcola I was offered a choice... the Portland (where I already knew half the crew) or the almost brandy new USS Wasp LHD 1 on the...
I say 4 years, but it was 3.5 on the Pcola then 3 on her sister ship the USS Portland (LSD 37 also in the pic) then I got broken or i probably...
Usualy took the whole of deck dept (about 25 guys) a week to paint it properly, but twice we did it in a single day (NOT FUN) both times for photo...
Spent 4 years on this beast... She was a great ship... (yes there are 2 identical coins) [ATTACH] And a bonus picture of me painting the beast :D...
can't argue that.. exact same type of marking/spotting
normaly I agree, if abrasion like this had it been visible on most coins i would pass... this one though is more then a little special to a copper...
It sounds silly but rebuilding a "lost/sold" collection is fun, if only because of simple little finds like this one can all happen again :D
That was my thought either cello or was in a flip for a long time
ty sir
a sulphate or an ammonia it seems.... If black copper oxide reacts with dilute sulfuric acid it produces copper(II) sulfate of a characteristic...
I've never seen blue like that.. looks like someone grafitti'd her face almost
is the blue really blue or light reflection?
ok nothing real spectacular but was a nice find flipping through the $1 box at the fleamarket :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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