Not sure what you mean by "added to". Do you mean somebody actually adding weight to a coin ? If you do, I do not know of a single instance other...
There are many different brands sold commercially. But pretty much all of them contain the same basic acid - thiourea that does the work. More...
Yes, planchets were always weighed. But the finished coins were always weighed too. Why ? Well for one thing they had a law saying they had to....
Not if it is done properly. 80% or more of all older "white" coins you have ever seen, slabbed or raw - have been dipped.
I'll give ya the pretty part ;)
Maybe. Of course I have my doubts that the "gold" coin pictured even is gold. But I'll admit this story just gets stranger and stranger. The NY...
It does.
Hmmmmm - maybe if your talking about those that sell for melt. Otherwise - [ATTACH]
It's pretty well documented that adjustment also occurred after striking, with silver coins. And more than that, it is logical that they occurred...
I figured you meant dipping. However, a dip that would remove that heavy dark toning is also likely to remove most if not all of the luster. And...
Pretty sure those are not adjustment marks on that coin. That said, it is worth noting that not all adjustment marks were done at the planchet...
Honestly, most of those aren't worth conserving in my opinion. And several of those that I looked at are damaged and ungradeable - and not because...
There's more to proper storage than just the coin holder, but that is the start. In a nutshell, coins need to be stored in a sealed container -...
It would not be graded. As said, it would put in a Details slab or a Genuine slab.
Take your shot, may get lucky. Me, I would of sold it to the guy offering $500 so fast it would make your head spin.
I believe they would, yes. That first one especially would be bagged even if it wasn't toned. The 2nd probably would too.
They certainly are on Heritage. But I can also understand why more than a few dealers would have them priced higher. For one thing many dealers...
Just curious, but what makes you think it's a contemporary counterfeit ? I think such a mistake would be much more likely to have been made by a...
First time I've heard of that. They used pliofilm, a rubber based plastic first invented by Goodyear back in the '30s. And since pliofilm is a...
I wish they were good counterfeits. But let's look at the picture of the "gold" coin. Not only are the design and the legends wrong. And not only...
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