Picking yourself up by your bootstraps or hoist on your own petard... :)
Although I know it is heretical, heating it in an oven will speed up the toning.
[ATTACH] [IMG] Here's mine along with a 1797 penny and a ha'pence from a later year since they made no ha'pence for that year. The two pence in...
At least check it on the PCGS website.
You can always make more if you have a vice (other than drinking, smoking, etc) :) welcome to CT
...also notice the shipping for the forklift...
Do you have any for sale?
This must be one HEAVY pennie... [ATTACH]
[IMG] I have one of these I could never get to work.
If you take it to a coin show (or to a dealer or two) you can get a good assessment as to it's being genuine.
Wonder if @Siberian Man could add anything...
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Welcome to CT. Like your coin and would also like to know if it would grade. Of course the only reason to have it graded is to increase the...
@Fred Weinberg
I've bought from them in the past but didn't know anything about a discount...
I did this 2 1/2 years ago, here's how it looks now. I added a drop of linseed oil and massaged it in and wiped it before I took the pic. [IMG]
Thank you, I was surprised too.
Do you honestly think that anyone in their right mind would buy from you?
That is correct, it looked 99% the same before the linseed oil. The oil perhaps added a bit of gloss, kind of like Renaissance Wax.
Do you plan on getting some for resale?
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