That's a lot better! It doesn't look to me like a coin that lost weight due to etching. Thin planchet would be my next guess, although it...
Not really. I've always preferred natural redheads.
I love pattern coins. I love "what-if?"s in general. I like many pattern designs better than the designs that were eventually accepted, although...
I think you need to adjust the color settings on your monitor. :rolleyes:
It seems like I've seen worse than that on photos of other clean-graded classic proofs. On the positive side: I don't see the marks on devices,...
Note that that's a 1914-D quarter eagle. Circulated, I believe, but any quarter eagle that isn't damaged outright is a good find, worth well above...
That's one reason I asked directly.
I still wish they'd modeled it after the 1921, but I guess I can understand why they wouldn't. I'm waiting with interest for the proofs....
It seems like you've been posting a long string of auctions for really questionable Morgans. What's your goal here? Are you just bargain-hunting...
It looks like they're improving the typography and color gradient on the fake labels. :(
It's been four years, and I still flinch every time I see that Liberty-getting-the-back-of-her-head-blown-off design. :yack:
Yep, thiourea and the acid of your choice, diluted as appropriate. Good old Kurt B. used to swear by a Kodak formulation with citric acid and...
Working at a manufacturing job in full 1800s neck-to-toe layered clothing. In New Orleans. Well before the advent of air conditioning. How our...
Holy cow -- even damaged $1 and $2.50 gold goes for more than spot! Great score! Given what you've described, I would (carefully) remove the...
Acetone is claimed to sometimes change the color of copper coins, but vinegar almost always WILL change the color of copper coins, in a completely...
Dang. Now I am feeling a little remorse for not ordering one.
We'll do even better -- my brother's been a part-time antique dealer for several decades. :) I think he's got it mostly categorized already, in...
I'm sentimental to a fault, and I fight hoarding disorder. But. In Dad's house, there are at least two large display cabinets filled with...
Guessing that you meant "encapsulated"? They look to be in very nice shape for jewelry-mounted coins, but those mounts will certainly have left...
Carpe something, at least.
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