Copper is like $2.00 + per POUND...and the pound is an Av. pound of 454 g. Melt value of a cent is just over 2 cents, except it is ILLEGAL to...
Why cobalt and chromium?
Just a couple of questions about some Mercury Dimes I saw online: First, what the heck caused this, really worn dies? [ATTACH] Secondly is this...
Very cool though. What does it weigh and does it "ring" like silver?
Yeah, both are large PENNIES. At that time George decreed that a penny was an ounce of copper, so the two pence is 62 g of copper (I have one)....
I've wondered about this myself. Silver isn't too bad, and if you make sure the surface is clean (equally clean if possible - including where the...
I really kind of liked the 1797 large cents, and I thought the graffiti/mutilation on the reverse was not really distracting. The Ottoman coin...
That mmmmmmmmmmmmakes sssssssense.
Is this yours?
Many negative things said about GS, there was even a thread on them. As far as I remember, the majority opinion was that their photos were taken...
Three stages to a true cleaning (read conservation if it makes you feel better), 1) surface preparation 2) cleaning and 3) surface passivation or...
In the vein of some other threads, I am sure some of us go to flea markets/swap meets at one time or another. What have you found...fabulous or...
Ok, there are elements, compounds and mixtures. Metals are either elements or alloys. Alloys are mixtures of metals. Metals are composed of...
Sounds like my son-in-law...Weregoat
A continuing proposition for a lot of us. There are some incredible coin photographers on here, but most of us just want to take a picture that...
Hey, you can see "One Cent" on the reverse and see the bust on the obverse. A fun coin at a low price. What's not to like?
You are showing a sense of humor which will serve you well here. We don't have many malicious people, but we have more than our share of...
Is it magnetic?
"'tis common, all who live must die...passing through nature to eterniti"
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