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Then it struck me that since those who say the marks are left over planchet marks due to a weak strike, perhaps one of the best ways to find out...
Now as you can see, some of those have some pretty heavy and deep marks on them. Especially that Sacky planchet. But have you ever seen a Sacky...
For a long time there have been many discussions ob various subject where it comes up that marks on a coin, usually a high grade coin, are...
No, you misunderstood me. Yes, silver dollars always left the mint in canvas bags of 1000 coins each. But I didn't say that paper coin...
But they are all polished with the same thing - every time. It's a large zinc plate spinning very fast just like the wheel on a bench grinder.
Unless the Mint has reason to believe that any error, deliberate or otherwise, was not released in the normal way then it is perfectly legal to...
Yup, that's exactly the one I described. And your coin aint it.
That's the point Mike, it would be dang hard for it not to remove it because of the way die polishing is done.
I'll agree with you that the obverse carries more weight, but every coin has prime focal areas on both the obverse and reverse.
Disagree. If the die is turned then any previous polish lines are wiped out by the final polishing. Now - what you can have, and what most...
I'm right behind ya - may as well die rich :D
I seriously doubt that, for several reasons. 1 - the variety you are talking about in the Cheerypicker's Guide has that supposed D under the curve...
What makes you think I am always going to be around to ask ?
Amen !
OMG ! Both of 'em !! On the same day !!!!! :eek: I expect an asteroid the size of Ohio to hit any second now :D
Well Dick is right in one way actually - the odds of getting caught by the sewer district are pretty much non-existant. Unless you're a...
What krispy said. But it is important that people realize that dipping a coin in acetone and dipping a coin in a commercial coin dip are two...
Everybody duck ! The sky is gonna start falling any second :D
Dick I worked with sewer districts on a daily basis for 30 years as a developer. Trust me, if they ever caught anynbody dumping acetone down a...
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