To try and assure that, try using @Fred Weinberg when you summon him :)
Excellent, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Anything you think you see really isn't there. Ask yourself the simple question "How would this have happened at the mint". Answer - it didn't.
So, do it inside and not under UV lights.
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I saw something very helpful recently. The guideline was not to consider having any coins sub $200 slabbed. If you want one of these, buy it...
If you get an answer, let me know too.
Yes and no. The coin appears to be partially a "filled die" where some grease or something partly filled the letter, an error, but very common....
Those are real silver and have some artistic merit.
And if they had turned the hand around, that would be a rude gesture in some countries. BTW, most Indian jewelry is 22 K gold.
I haven't found a way and goodness knows I have tried. Some website I looked on suggested sulfuric acid...that will just dissolve the coin.
Use indirect lighting so there is no glare from the plastic and take pictures of the whole thing. Outside not in direct sun works good.
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Expert??? Expert!!! :):):) Thanks for the laugh. If the coin you are talking about is whitish, it could possibly be one of the zinc coins. Zinc...
There is a tendency to criticize EVERYTHING in CT. I like to believe 99% of it is either in good humor or an honest but ham-handed effort to...
May be the "world's end" but you guys have some NICE coins :)
The classic fluid for detecting was carbon tetrachloride, but that has been banned. Should probably go with a non-polar liquid that will wet the...
I was considering one of these to go with my George III half-penny, penny and two pence. Looks fine to me.
Did you know there is already a thread for CoinStar finds?
Actually before that, history was carried on by what is called "Oral Tradition"...kind of like the practice of gargling, which was passed down...
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