Pictures look great! The only thing I can see is the light is just a little weak, it's not bringing the cartwheel spokes out fully. I can see...
Definitely from the die not fully filling the areas where the most metal is required.
Light verdigris, it should conserve quite easily. GOOD LUCK!
I don't ever seen many toners from 1944. Here's one with a rose color toning.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Appears to be plated, PMD.
In this case (as with many others with them), IMO, they missed the mark here. Then again, coins can look a LOT different in hand. Nonetheless, the...
A member on another forum posted a bunch of Lincolns in NNC slabs. Out of the 15 or so posted, there was 2-3 that actually had what I felt was the...
Good gamble, I would have taken it based on the last roll! Too bad they don't have the color of the other roll though.
EF40
I wish people would stop linking to that ridiculous article. It appears to have been done by undergraduate students. It is so full of unsound...
They call toned copper BN at all the TPG's.
"Acetone color"? More likely due to using MS70. Acetone will NOT react with metal, plain and simple. I've used acetone on THOUSANDS of copper...
Slider, going with AU questionable color.
Necro warning!
Yes, especially when you consider many can be cracked, resubmitted and come back with a grade.
The light to moderate verdigris will be improved but that thick, heavy verdigris on the reverse is there to stay IMO. Typically, the only way to...
Here's an example of what a staple can do. This was my grandfather's coin, probably put in a 2x2 many decades ago. Notice the rust bleed from the...
What would you store your bag in then? The tupperware layer is the outermost. While there is air trapped inside, it minimizes any fresh air from...
Agree 100%! 2x2's are fine, but they require proper storage themselves. If you do what Dave says, they will be fine for decades. I also recommend...
AU50/53 at best. PCGS got it wrong, no doubt....obvious signs of wear on ALL of the high points.
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