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I got another 1936 to see if I could address the strike roughness on the cheekbone and jaw of this one. Also, there is a mark above the O of ONE....
66, now. But a regrade at 67 would make sense, too. But if you want to save the holder, try for a gold CAC bean.
I don’t know if this toning is natural or not, or how copper gets so blue. Or purple. However, I’m a collector who likes a strong strike and I...
Did you all notice we just topped 16,000 posts on this thread?
Usually a circular mark (like the one on the obverse) seems to blamed on a coin wrapping machine. But what would a proof be doing wrapped up in a...
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If you had put them in 50 years ago, we’d know the answer by now.
Search the web for “Dillers Coin Darkener” or Deller’s Darkener. The name seems to vary, but the compound is meant to darken cleaned copper.
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This is less of a Virtual 7070, and more of a real one. [ATTACH]
I’m still here, but I didn’t have any gold, and I never properly photographed the bicentennial issues. Maybe I will join in again if there are...
This was before I dropped it in the grass. [ATTACH]
You may enjoy this post about the Roosevelt design from six years ago....
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