Acetone baths only. Don't touch the face of the coin with anything. No need for compressed air. The acetone will dry in less than 5 seconds.
I just want to thank Elbesaar for his help with this thread over the years. He has some really great coins and it's been fun seeing them.
With all the edits, I lost track. The Barber half looks like a great place to pick up. [IMG] [IMG]
It's not Longacre, it's machine doubling.
Nice coin. The obverse image makes it tough to tell.
I'll guess it's Proof Like (PL).
Nice coin.
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I was thinking VF-XF.
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I actually started the NGC thread back in 2006 and after almost 5000 post it's been a great deal of fun for me. When I started hanging out here...
I'm a big fan of dark coins as long as I get to see it in hand before I'm stuck with it. I might have paid $50 for it. Some don't care for the...
I'll guess VG-8 but can't tell what is covering part of the word LIBERTY.
I'll guess it got a 67. Probably DCAM but can't see that in the images. I love the design.
I call it a Madmarty.
Longacre is correct. I'll guess XF or AU but the images are a bit out of focus.
Lighting is the key. You have to play with the angle and the distance from the coin. What type of camera and lens are you using?
Great looking mint set.
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