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Forget the Tarn-X, and the motor oil. As I said, Tarn-X is about as harsh as it gets. And it should never be used on coins. Tarn-X ruins coins....
A lot of people have the idea that natural toning takes a long, long time to occur, many think of it in terms of decades. And yes, depending on...
An adventurer ? LOL ! Not a phrase I have ever heard anyone use to describe me Dave. It was usually something more along the lines of "he's...
It seems kind of obvious to me that since there are plenty of '82 and later pennies out there floating around and still in circulation, and since...
Definitely, that kind is usually called a rim bruise and usually results from the coin be dropped on its edge. More worrisome to me are the...
We tried 8 first - wouldn't budge. I went back in and got 3 more - did the trick. Nahhh, never did. I left the Keys not long after we brought in...
We shall have to agree to disagree. Some of what you have circled are the marks and cracks I refer to, and they are not in the same places IMO....
In that condition, maybe worth a bit over melt I would think, but not much.
I think ya did just fine Eduard :thumb:
Took me a minute to figure out what prompted that question. Then I realized you must be asking about my hand. No, it wasn't the anchor itself, if...
There is no way, none, zero, zip, that I would believe that that coin is NT.
None of the major cracks on the die are on the coin. But it's when you look closely at the small die cracks on the coin, and then compare them to...
Aint gonna let the whippersnapper outdo me ! [ATTACH] Devil made me do it :devil:
Been to Alaska too, but fishin, not gold mining. And that's another whole story all by itself. Ya see, I had this run in with a 900 lb. Alaska...
Boy Howdy don't I wish ! He's my favorite author by the way. Has been for decades.
Jeff, the rinse in distilled water is only done after the xylene, or acetone as the case may be, has evaporated. And I'll say it for him, Thad...
I did that too Green - didn't get rich :(
Richard - don't worry about not having a coin shop nearby. While always preferable, you don't need a coin shop nearby. All you need are trusted...
Though they are similar, I don't believe that coin was struck with that die. The die cracks that exist on the coin are in slightly different...
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