Welcome to CT...I would report the first two to the police as a case of coin abuse :) but not sure what we are supposed to see on the third one
...on second thought, never mind...
My favorite recent one in my area is a guy asking $30 for a 1942 dime. I called him up and told him it was worth about 20X face. He then asked...
We all love experiments...but learn more from the failed ones.
...and, if I am not mistaken, there is a "ragged clip". Interesting, I don't see any Blakesly Effect on either of your clips.
I think most people call it a clipped planchet, like probably most people call cent coins "pennies"
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I never thought of that...does anyone know?
How about Greek...
...I was waiting for that... :)
Saw this on ebay and...what-the-hey...for $7, is it a clip? (seller's photos) [IMG] [IMG] Also, should I try some clea... conservation?
I was waiting for that...
I love dichloromethane!
OMG...you doubt Jackie Chan!!!
"Who knew ultrasonic cleaning could be so complicated" Particularly on older coins that do have some toning/corrosion. It is my understanding...
When I first looked at it, the stuff behind Lincoln's head looked like a big die chip, but the stuff down below LIBERTY shows where the copper...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Putting "Belgium 1868 5 francs ngc" on Google gives this as the first reference. As to condition, probably go as with US...
That's true 99.44% of the time... :)
...or you could store them in a Helman's Mayonaise jar on Funk and Wagnal's porch.
Either that or not be tooooooooooooooooooooooo anal
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