I think I sold a coin back in 1955 or so...the memory gets weak.
Here is an IHC clip showing the effect:[ATTACH]
Don't know if a Blakesley effect (weakened details 180 degrees from the clip) is always present, but the coin details right at the clip look too...
I am shocked.
The idea is that the edge has been beaten down by tumbling in a dryer. Some people do this deliberately and make rings out of coins by widening...
http://jewelry-secrets.com/Blog/the-history-of-white-gold/
Reminds me of how nice silver plate pieces look when new...and how bad they look later in their lives.
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I saw one recently that was a MS60or so that had picked up beautiful toning and was just stunning. The dealer sold it for $15.
Bravo...I think I love you. Collecting is fun, I've been doing it for about 60 years now and just recently bought a bunch from one of the 5/$1...
Lots if they are 1793 pennies.
Actually prompts a discussion of modern and rare which is necessary to answer the question.
Nah, only certain people who obsess with you...you charming devil.
Would defining "modern" be different than the opposite of ancient? There has been plenty discussion of the definition of "ancient". I think of...
Unfortunately coin collectors are so anal that they look at coins with 5X and 10X and higher magnifying lenses and look for scratches. That's...
Silver value now that you shined it up so nice. If you hadn't touched it, it might have had some collector value.
Then they made this, which, although not a bad coin wore horribly.[ATTACH]
Then again, they made this, which not a bad coin, wore in circulation till it was hideous:
Do you really think a dip would do that much to it?
I'll bite my tongue as I write this, but would a (careful) dip improve this coin?
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