End cent production NOW! 1) They cost more to produce and transport than they're worth. 2) NOBODY wants them in their change. Most people won't...
Actually, it's DDD (Die Deterioration Doubling). A normal occurrence, coin is worth 1 cent.
They should all be cut in half so future generations don't get duped!
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Our congress sucks, especially now!
Please smash it down with a hammer to save future generations of collectors.
The lines are pretty deep into the metal. Our own forum boss Doug dipped one years ago and, as I recall, you could still see the lines.
The giant machines that roll out the metal into a sheet get dirty over time and impregnate impurities into the metal. This cannot be seen when the...
Here's one of my 1909's (toned in the same silver/gray as the 1910 above), you can see the same orange peel in the fields.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Orange peel on Lincolns is very uncommon. The mint did some experimenting with sandblasting production dies - similar to what they did with the...
ALWAYS begin conservation projects with distilled or deionized water. I've NEVER had an issue with water.
The coin has plating blisters, it is a copper coated zinc. Orange peel is completely different and not something you find on Zincolns. You find...
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Here is the best one I've found - a search lasting decades. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Did you steal that coin from me? NICE! It's one of the best if not the best examples that I've seen.
Too busy drooling over the coins to care about those steps!
Nice finds!
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We need to see both sides to grade them.
You still do brother! Just been a rough past few years for me. :(
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