Before you buy , ask for advice. Most USB cameras under $150 are junk. Also you will need a high resolution TV or you will get pixelation that...
Thanks , I thought it might be. Jim
I wouldn't call it normal. A little sodium sulfite to produce H2S in vacuum and we're off to eBay for most$$ type. IMO, Jim
Actually if you are in lapidary area, you can use diamond grit and a moist disposable clean cloth. Probably 20,000 grit diamond would be good, but...
JCB, are you offering these for free? If there money exchange, it can not be in this forum, IT MUST BE IN CLASSIFIED, let me know. Jim
I am sorry, but I don't see a DDO, die deterioration yes, but no actual DDO IMO, Jim
Bowers said that all proofs from the 1857 FE cents said: "As a class, Proof Flying Eagle cents of 1857 and 1858 are sharply struck with "square"...
Please read the other threads on this issue that are past history that can be searched.
And all will reap their just rewards in time.
A couple of other things you might consider is that the coin is slightly circulated, so there will be marks on any coin that were not mint caused....
Thread is locked. Take this type of discussion to www.partisanlines.com if you wish to continue on this. Jim
It might improve appearance like lip gloss on an elderly person, but I would not on a coin. Jim
The problem with rubber bands or anything of rubber, it will contain sulfur, which of course reacts with coin metal , and shouldn't be used. But...
1 feedback? I wouldn't . He relisted it.
Ok, On the G are you referring to the light 'halo' like effect? If so, that is not true doubling as I see it. However, this is from a "single...
Guns and ammo should not share a safe with any coins worth more than a few dollars. Oils, cleaning solvents,primer outgassing, etc. Keep the coins...
Copper cents are nice to clean soldering irons, make security washers that wont damage the surface, practice using a punch or countermark,...
Doesn't appear like doubling as much as slight shadowing. Is the light directly 90 degree over the coin? At magnification , all will show the...
Most of the time people can make a decision based on references and the subject coin. Here I do not think a real answer can be given. Supposition...
It is unusual for such damage extent only on the mm. Usually other visible damage is seen. I agree with Islander that it is too flattened with the...
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