Welcome to CT. The coin is only worth 50 cents.
You can change the color of copper in an oven.
I would check ebay. $10 is not going to buy anything of quality. Most of these are going to be made in China.
True. They make sandpaper and grinding wheels with it as well.
Someone bought the holders and put these sets together. Not a mint product. I don't think any of them are proof coins.
The marks below the bell match the arch of the bell. I'm thinking the coin was moving around in the flat pack, leaving these marks. On the obverse...
Go have a stiff drink and relax. No need for all the insults. That's what started this mess. The post about the grading book was the best post in...
No. Damage can not be fixed. The coin will always be damaged.
I hope nobody tries this. It will destroy any value the coin may have.
Looks like some special items. I'll bet they get caught.
63 on the first and 62 on the second.
I agree. I just hope that some will learn from it and stay with the hobby in other ways.
That's what I'm thinking. The coin would be sliding around in the basket. That can't be good. I agree. The coin needs to be suspended in some...
There are several ways to make a cent look silver. It was done after the coin left the US mint. That makes it an altered coin and worth one cent....
Not at all.
Open it up. It would be cool if you have a full roll of proofs.
Just damage.
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I don't understand these cleaners. What keeps the coin from being rubbed in the process?
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