Someone plated it with zinc. I have personally come across a few of these. If you heat it up it will turn to a goldish color. (Brass)
I agree with above posters. You're spamming Cointalk with these irritating threads. You are now joined with Detecto in my ignore list.
I don't think the coin has polish on it, rather it has been polished. I wouldnt bother dipping it because it is only worth melt maybe a dollar...
This is your 6th thread about this loser bracket stuff. Are you planning on doing every circulating U.S. coin ever made? Too many of these threads...
Its not christmas yet... Tommorow is the fun present opening day.
There is no question it is an alteration. Look at the wear on the 1,9,3, they are rounded and worn. the "2" is very sharp and new. Not only is the...
Listen to what these people are saying. It's fine and encouraged to ask many questions, but you make so many that could easily be answered by...
Considering you probably spent more than 100$ already on the coins before the book, maybe when you finally do decide to buy one, perhaps you can...
Just a tad curious why you havn't purchased a book? You have enough money to buy the coins, and the time to make several threads a day so you...
I don't think the eagle is brighter, more like the fields are darker or messed with. Eagle is the color of a quarter and the fields look yellowish.
At coin stores I have paid around 10 cents or so over spot. At coin shows and the local flea markets/swap meets I pay spot. Dimes quarters, halves...
nice coin, why do all my centavos look like they fell down the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
Very amazing history would love to someday own one.
Most silver pulled from the ground is blast white? Could swear its natrually a gray/dull silver metal only until it's polished does it become...
I don't get it. Must have missed something, did you buy this from him?
I have thought about craigslist, but I am 19 and dont have a car so I would be very limited to a small radius.
I'll make sure not to do that, haha I would be more of a buyer since there are many deals to be had.
Yes buyers that are extremely "unintelligent" keep me cautious about everything, considering they can ruin you reputation just because they are...
I didnt use any innapropriate words. It has done this with all my original posts.
I dont know why there are asterisks in my original post. I didnt put any. Maybe its my iphone?
Separate names with a comma.