Didn't @Gam3rBlake stop posting last year...my memory is bad
Since this is "ancient" and you are not intending for it to be anything numismatic, using Brasso and Renwax seems good, you could also use eZest...
"but believed to have been made between year 1913 to 1938 by San Francisco Mint" REALLY
Hey, hope all is well, thought you might have ODed on catnip :)
Duh, yes...lot #1
Congrats @fretboard
Thanks, that's what I was wondering. So a 1938 proof nickel would not automatically have full steps.
I'm in for lot #6, I'm a sucker for SC or SPQR coins
Eh, I've got some Nazi coins, not sure if I have any currency, but I do have some Japanese occupation notes. No Confederate coins, but a few...
Or, to say it another way...ALL proof sets have full steps and full split bands. Is that fair to say for all proof sets?
Ancient coins are sometimes coated with various substances to "preserve" them. These include RenWax and some lacquers.
In another thread, we were talking about using sodium bicarbonate (bicarbonate of soda) solution for neutralizing eZest (which contains sulfuric...
There are no D proof sets for any year.
Nice coin, gold gets banged up easy. I'd guess MS62, made the same year Garfield was assasinated.
Couldn't have been '76, you were with The Sons Of Liberty then [IMG]
Yes, a guy called @Collecting Nut :)
...and then there are SMS's...
You are absolutely correct, using a couple of mL of acetone in the bathroom to quickly rinse a coin is not like soaking large numbers of coins in...
Oops, gotta change my diet :(
According to who and to what part of your "personality" :)
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