It's probably a repercussion of having too many kid's, can you imagine being punished for having more help, family, love (kids) than your...
If you look at the surfaces of the 95P in another thread, these are spittin images.
These came out of a mint set, yes after market. But none of the coins show any trace of circulation. Might try the acetone but the only thing that...
You have a good point there. If the coins were closer to a gem condition, I could see doing a restoration on the surfaces.
Just a novelty coin, look for a seem on the edge/rim area. These are called sandwich coins. It's worth maybe a buck or two.
Theye are 90% silver. I don't like giving away free money.
$267 huh, you put in a good fight for that one.
Rolled thin cladding, I don't see the heavy edges that should be associated with a retained strike thru.
Partial cladding or missing cladding errors aren't that common.
So, stop any other organic deterioration. I don't think that changes the look of the surfaces though, they will still have the look of a less than...
The line in-between the copper spots make me think more of a lamination. Kinda odd that upper spot stops at the top of the ribbon.
They are clowdy and not a vibrant tone, Definitely miss handled, but still in MS condition. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Where is the reverse photo?
Maybe a contemporay? @Jack D. Young you have any thoughts on this one? @Insider
The surfaces are definitely altered, the S MM took a beating. I don't think it is a fake.
Thats the first I have ever heard that, it's a valid thought, I see a lot of these raw.
That first one looks almost like heat and grime, could be just grime.
My kiddo dug one of those 20 pence about 3 years back. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Looks like something in the MM area.
Gold is nearly impervious to contaminants. I have seen copper spots on gold but don't think I have seen milk spots on much gold if any.
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