Oui.
Plated. Zinc.
I like it. Can't tell from the pic that it was cleaned for sure.
Something tells me Mr. Bellman has left a large slice of life unexplored.
Looks graded correctly to me. I don't know what else is being talked about at all.
I agree. Don't try it on currency..... Heh.
MS70 might remove that remainder.
I remember mine too, like it was yesterday.
I use acetone.
Me? When I want to pick Dave's brain, I just pick up the phone or send an email.
At our Indiana PA show on the second Saturday in September (the 16th), we offer a "Coins for Kids" program where we have an educational program...
Bid for a Good is $375 so I would probably pay around $300-325 and sell it for $375-400; retail OTC.
I thought that about the rims also but it really has frosty devices.
I would probably value it as a Good or at most a VG.
Proof 62
Buy a coin book so you know what to look for. To give you some idea....I buy Wheats for 3¢ and sell them for 4¢
Even if they are waterproof, the plastic they are composed of is differentially permeable to many, many elements. In other words: the elements...
No. Even in plastic, coins can sustain damage and will necessarily be down graded.
I don't see any reeds.
It does look pretty neat and I have never noticed one but then I don't look that closely for minor errors. I would open the bidding at 15¢.
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