The physical contact is from water instead of a rougher surface like a brush or cleaning cloth. Even when laying down flat on a surface, there is...
Another 10 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning with a few drops of mild soap (without any abrasives) led to this result (about 90% of the rust removed,...
Hmm. I don't slab many of my coins, but do you think a professional grading would add value commensurate to cost on this piece? Or is more likely...
Doesn't copper react with water by forming greenish tarnish / verdigris? And I thought silver formed silver sulfide from even the trace amounts of...
How long would you soak in distilled water? I'm worried about causing more rust rather than removing what's there. I tried an ultrasonic vibe...
A few more "before" pictures:
I recently picked up a few silver dollars from a hoard that was damaged when a water pipe leaked on them (possibly for quite some time). Most...
What grade (or details grade) would you assign it?
There's also:
It looks pretty to me - what were you asking them about?
Everyone's a critic... ;) Trying again (w/ even with a neck closeup for you)[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] :
Here are a few pics with better lighting:
Could that be die clash? Especially in front of the queen's nose, it looks like negative space.
I'm well aware how that title reads... but how else would you describe this mint mark? [ATTACH]
I'm not sure about this coin. It doesn't match the repunched muntmark or misplaced mintmark diagnostics in the Cherrypicker's Guide, but I'm...
Thanks for the link to that site. I'm still not seeing anything quite like the "Bsy" countermark though. It sends like the legions used strange...
I'm not an expert on early American copper and was wondering if this is worth much. There are some great details, even though Liberty is looking...
I'm hopeful that not all of the new features are revealed immediately. Slow reveal would be handy to shake put the first round or two of counterfeits.
I was late to the party, but have started another thread on my recent acquisition. Good luck to the four fastest fingers!
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