Gulp
Considering the weight of that Ptolemy and the way coins were struck at that time, it must have taken Hercules to swing that hammer!
Would any of the TPG conservation services be of any help to this poor boy?
double what?
Considering this is your first message, I have no idea what you are talking about.
Not sure your photo is even good enough to burn.
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no need to
...always wait for a consensus of opinion. :)
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According to "New Posts" this thread is "Answered"...what was the answer?
As the die is used, it is periodically greased. Sometimes the grease (and other debris) builds up in the die cavity that creates the coin relief...
My favorite NYC building.
Probably, but he got all huffy and left
Yes, that is a close AM or CAM.
Kind of like a Magic 8-Ball
I remember the first one-centavo I saw and wondered what kind of US issue it was...
...so not corrupt, just inept
@GDJMSP
Perhaps, sodium sulfite is a mild reducing agent which will oxidize from sodium sulfite to sodium sulfate while the copper oxide reduces to copper...
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