Exactly so. Most boxes had a 2000 cent, but one box in 2000 had a dollar coin, and one of every 4400 boxes had a certificate that you could...
That looks like it's got the tailfeathers for sure, but... I can't see how this could possibly get a straight grade, given what look like deep...
Oof!
Don't forget to include the tolerance of your scale. Weigh 20 or 30 other dimes and see how the weights distribute.
I wondered about that. Seems like a lot of the copper tapes have some sort of protective coating. I suppose a bit of sandpaper could fix that,...
Hey, pure nickel is still a good find! :) Time for a magnet check...
Not sure I'd try the acetone; it could cement the capsule even more firmly to the coin, and it would also ruin the transparency. I know we aren't...
You mean two RARE MINT ERRORS SPLIT PLANCHET?
"Thiomargarita"? ICK.
OK, I went back and reread the thread from the beginning. Good times. When I was talking about resistance-measuring techniques, I completely...
Yeah, I thought it was the other way around, but apparently not. Looks like gently warming is the way to go. Hope the capsule hasn't squeezed the...
Tungsten metal, right? Tungsten carbide's density is about 25% lower.
Could be white-nose disease... :(
Wish I still had some images from that one eBay seller that just peppered his coins (mostly in 2x2s) with stickers. My favorite was "LESS THAN 2...
I'm a bit pessimistic -- that remaining upper hole in the 8 looks too symmetrical, and I've never been able to reliably see the left-of-knee...
You don't have to understand my choice of punctuation, you just have to accept it. ;)
It's worth noting that this design won the contest to design the original Washington quarter obverse, which was initially intended to be a...
People do all sorts of nutty things and then post the results on eBay. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with this thread's coin, though.
There was a big plunge right around the time the markets opened, but both gold and silver got a bit of a running start downward earlier in the...
I'm going to take a moment to feel smug. :smug:
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