To be quite honest I can't even recognize an E in that picture, let alone see what you are talking about.
If that seller is who I think it is, you have nothing to worry about. Problem is, I don't know for certain if it is him or not. Could just be...
My gut and eyes tell me it has altered surfaces.
It can be any bank, usually you will have to check many of them, and repeatedly, just to be able to get rolls of coins.
That and PVC - both require that they be removed from the coin to prevent further damage.
It's not that only 2 exist - it's that only two have been slabbed and graded.
David - verdigris forms on copper whenever moisture is present. That can be moisture from the air or in liquid form. The contaminants you mention...
I stand corrected Elaine. Must have been thinking of the platinum versions.
It may be as simple as no one has noticed it yet. It's not in the Cherrypicker's, I don't have a VAM book - will have to check the web site.
OK - now you're confusing me Mike :confused: Verdigris is corrosion.
Me neither, that why I asked you :D Announcement - :loud: think I shall dub you the OCTE - Official CT Experimentor
Yes, but they are different than th enormal business strikes from 2005 on. Those Mint Set coins have a satin finish, the business strikes do not.
It's probably going to be quite low because of the cardboard inserts.
this coin has made me notice something that I never have before. Apparently the '82-S has several different varieties for the date. And it is...
Yeah, there is - coin doctors. No idea if this one is or isn't a true woody. But there are plenty who will fake the look in order to try and get a...
To be quite honest with you there really aren't that many dealers who evrn try to sell moderns as you describe, especially raw. Yeah, there are...
No idea on how many, I only ever actually saw 1 - the one I bought. There was no premium. As I said, these are so little known that there would...
It should, they do issue Proof coins in the UK. MS = Mint State (as in business strikes or coins issued for use in commerce) PF = Proof (as...
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