not to beat a dead horse, but a rotating wire brush would make concentric circles, where to my eye this looks more like lines radiating out from...
if a wire brush on a drill was used, which I doubt, the center would be untouched because the wires don't go all the way to the middle. it does...
Coin collecting can be a very enjoyable and relaxing hobby, or it can be a search for the white whale, or anything in between. There is nothing...
these are produced by a private company and sold to the mint ready to strike. Ken Potter wrote about them befor, I believe he had bags of them.
the standard method to plate an object is to hang it in an electrolyte bath on a wire hanger (cathode) and a rod (anode) of the proper metal in it...
A little useless trivia. The hobo elongated cent was rolled by Ray Dillard and the die was cut by Joe Paonessa.
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Slab it, post the results.
Plating a coin is a very simple process and can be done at home with basic tools and chemicals. Also, since plating bonds to the coin at the...
The hole was most likely punched or drilled and the coin used as a washer or spacer. The pushing of the columns shows that the pin through the...
Before you spend money sending your coins in to be checked out, try putting some acetone on one of them. This won't affect the metal, but it will...
The 1803 date is for the date of the Louisana Purchase, not the date the coin was struck.
My son and I will be there Wednesday to set up exhibits and then on Saturday to claim our prizes. You know, they give away gold to winning...
QVC Is better than coffee when I want to stay up at night. The frustration keeps the blood pumping.
My guess is that the shipwreck coin was from the Admiral Gardener. If so, the shipwreck coins are more common than the same coin that wasn't on...
Here is the reverse of the hand cut die. They weren't struck by the ANA mini mint as it hadn't been assembled yet. The pieces were hand struck...
Probably around 60-70. We sold 20 sets from the class and each student got 5 if I remember right and Dan may have gotten a few extra.
Here is an early Dan Carr piece from his only hand engraved die.[ATTACH] Struck 2008,19mm, struck in pewter.
freezin's the reason.
I have heard of these being attributed to Ron Landis. I just E-mailed him and he said he did several marked "head quarters", "French quarters",...
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