Circulation may have reduced its weight. The Henning nickel for 1944 has three variations: 1. No mint mark without the looped "R" 2. No mint...
Has anyone had any luck with sonic cleaning? The emersion in liquid type.
Cleaning ancients seems like a tedious task, but a fun one. Finally getting to the end of the process and seeing all the details is fantastic....
Nope, no change. TPG's grade them to make money. Collectors pay more because of it. It is a racket!
Personally, I don't bother to grade Bullion.
Looks more like a die crack than a die scratch. Die cracks are fairly common and fun to collect.
Some people collect the "small" portrait notes, and you may get a premium. But I am guessing these were all well circulated, so not worth much...
OK, gotcha. I collect all I can find in circulation (which aren't many). And since I do not deal with cash very often anymore, I see less and less...
Looks like a small delamination to me.
Nice catch.
OK, what is "PQ"
It's the simple tricks that amaze people. Look up "Scotch and Soda". That is another good self-working trick that uses a shell.
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