Makes sense. Of course, we can't be sure that both strikes are from the same die without seeing the entire coin. :troll: I mean, there might be...
Point of order: how can you have a "Double struck" that isn't "Overstruck"?
Oh, we're not fools. We're actually cunning, evil trolls whose sole joy in life is shattering people's dreams. At least, that's what the folks who...
A bit over-overstruck there?
Bleach is great for breaking up organic stuff -- it's alkaline, which breaks down fats and proteins, and it's an oxidizer, which kills things and...
It's never too late to put gold plating on a coin. I've got a bunch of gold-plated Liberty nickels -- one or two are detailed 1883s, most are...
Dude. Be kind.
Especially when the "marker" is an image edit. ;)
Who in the world would suggest using bleach on silver?
Okay, a solvent, like distilled water or xylene or acetone, WILL NOT do that over the space of a day or two. An acid certainly will. So will...
@desertgem has posted photomicrographs of Morgan and Peace surfaces. Their texture is different, giving rise to different luster, and different...
Okay, suppose we agree that this is bad. What is the Mint supposed to do about it? How is the Mint supposed to guarantee that the coins you buy...
This slides in an assumption that most Mint buyers are speculators, interested in coins only (or mainly) as a way to make money. I was going to...
Sounds like someone had read Arthur C. Clarke's "History Lesson". :rolleyes:
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but that seems exactly wrong to me. This scratch is from an object being dragged across the coin's face from top...
I was thinking to ask what difference there would be between 3:00 and 9:00. The important thing is to have the light direction perpendicular to...
Okay, that first ender is deeply disturbing. [IMG]
The Oxygen Catastrophe. I wonder if there were cyanobacteria saying "no way the little bit of oxygen I put out could destroy the planet". And it...
If a coin circulates long enough to reach VF, it's a successful counterfeit. Although I supposed there are plenty of fakes struck in what appears...
Apparently I mentally autocorrected the original post while I was reading it.
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