Cleaning coins has been compared to many things from fixing up a classic car to women applying make-up. Points well taken include the fact that...
Mint State or MS refers to uncirculated coins, starts at MS60 and goes up to MS70 for an allegedly "perfect" coin.
Considering the many corrosion bubbles evident, it looks like one came up beneath the mint mark.
Looks to me like some kind of gas trapped under the cladding.
[IMG] Originally Posted by Kentucky [IMG] It might be interesting to try it, but the admonition to use distilled water (or deionized water -...
Heating a coin can be done in more than one way. Being heated directly in a flame makes it hard to control the exact temperature and it is...
It might be interesting to try it, but the admonition to use distilled water (or deionized water - basically the same thing) is a good one. I can...
Many on the "other side of the story" are wearing aluminum foil hats.
Medoraman, compare the 7 on Lehigh's coin and on gbroke's coin, they both look low to me too. There is a proof 1897 for sale on e-bay that looks...
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So is gold and silver still going down in this month-old post?
Hey Dude, wish you did have that million dollar error. Maybe you'll find it tomorrow, keep looking. Welcome to CoinTalk, lurk for awhile and see...
Not real good on these, but the cent appears to be a vice job. Gripper vice jaw on the front and another coin on the reverse.
Could this "wear" have come from die pollishing?
Exactly my point, not necessarily for his coin or your coin, but in general. For you, would you gain more in value from the increased rating...
I see dead people.
Water won't do much for surface oils, acetone followed by xylene would probably work. If you don't have xylene, try charcoal starter, but blot...
That white stuff looks almost like verdegris, only white instead of green. It could be dehydrated verdegris and have the white appearance. A...
Just out of curiosity, what are the chances of cracking an MS-64 out and sending it back in for regrading and have it come back as an MS-65. Are...
Let me give the CocaCola thing a shot. Surface corrosion on copper coins is called toning when it is a surface phenomenon and is only a few atoms...
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