When one sees another person having to change a colon drain due to a removal of cancerous section, their opinion might occur. From 30 to 70, I...
The coin looks to be die deterioration damage. Look at the closeness of the "L" in Liberty , usually a nice indicator. As the coins are minted,...
Not really a true doubled die, more an overused mint die that has spread in use. IMO, Jim
Anything chemical is Natural, so toning with chemicals must be natural also. Do we want to fight mother nature like the TPGers ? :depressed:
Once the mint sees the value of selling "toned " coins for several times the price of a straight silver coin, all COLORS will be fair $$$$$$$$$. e
This does happen within families. My wife's sister inherited their Dad's coin collection, but recently her husband died and she brought the box of...
If the TPG slab is one of the well known big companies and not messed with, not very often, If a do-it-yourself slab, then yes, but usually done...
Again , Best Wishes!!
Best of luck to you. The consideration one needs is with the scale and the accuracy of the reading. On the video it appears to be a low accuracy...
I agree with you, but I do suspect some people still believe acetone will remove metal. Animals , including us humans produce acetone in...
Why does anyone use acetone or Goof Off on such coins? Neither one acts directly on inorganic material such as metals. If they remove patina, I...
If-you look carefully, you will see a small amount of die deterioration doubling on the right edge of each letter, with a slight difference in the...
It appears to be a die deterioration damage and no extra value of 1 cent, People are trying to sell these as DD, but they are not IMO. The "L"...
Pam, maybe someday the forum masters will decide to add a female moderator to the group as it seems that more female collectors are finding it...
:DWhere would we be if there was no Die deterioration ???
No also on actual doubling. Also wouldn't want one ( not the subject by any means) , just the arrangement.
Salvatore, Gold and silver buy/sell stores usually do have XRF or if poor, the scratch chemicals which can detect presence, but not %. When you...
I believe that they were made from plexiglass in early productions. but the cost was several times the flexible flips which eventually won out.
No DD, just the beginning of DDD ( Die deterioration ) as the die starts to spread after being hammered so many times. Extremely common effect ,...
It has to be a fairly large die movement. I would only be interested in one approximately 180 degrees off with the die.
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