You need to take that coin to an expert to see if it has been cleaned (I don't think so) and see if the reverse can be conserved. If it can get a...
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I suspect it is mostly his lighting, but you might be right.
That is one sharp 14-D!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way that coin is less than AU, but may have been cleaned. There is too much glare to know for...
I would say someone hit it with an awl.
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Aside from the fact that it looks fine to me, the ear is opposite the blank space below the steps on the memorial. It has nothing to do with the...
FWIW - if you used a 1000X loupe, you might see them well. That stuff is so fine, purposely, that you cannot see it. The exception occurs when...
Strike through. It could be grease, but I would guess a coin fragment from an earlier coin.
Grade!
I will go for the 8 with a long shot for a 10.
I see nothing to make me question its authenticity. The weight is on the high end, but certainly not so far as to be impossible.
When you have 3 different TPG's giving 3 different grades, anything in that territory could be right.
ICG - AU55 NGC - MS details PCGS - 62
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In case you missed it, PVC is not a problem. It is the phthalates. Yes, heat, water et al accelerate the reaction, but unless you live in...
I am glad I made you feel better. Now try this thread and you can get a 2fer on your forms -...
You mean like this? [IMG]https://proxiblog.org/2013/11/27/some-pvc-damaged-coins-can-be-cleaned/
Just a few example - oxalic acid, cyanide, glycoalkaloid, urushiol, etc.
Oh, but grains give you celiac while fruits and vegetables give you listeria, Salmonella, etc. and that excludes the many poisons in them
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