Just the environment and/or temperature.
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I used to like to buy on ebay. But everything is a BIN rather than a true auction, and the prices are very high. I find lots of items that have...
Anyone that has Facebook. Everything you see on there is true.
If it were a test strike the eagle's breast, which is the highest element of the reverse, would not have any details in the center.
Looks like die cracks. The reverse looks like a retained die crack.
People pay $1.00 for a piece of linen issued by a private company that is only accepted because someone says they have to. Which is more out of whack?
Time Machine!
AU58.
Could be a die break (not a crack due to the difference in levels of the field), but hard to tell. It almost looks like a line drawn with a...
If it looks like something you could replicate on parking lot pavement or in a shop with a vise or pliers, then it is probably post-mintage damage.
Nice original wear.
Nice looking coin. I would roll a Q-tip dipped in MeCl2 or Acetone to get the gunk off. You could even be a little rough with it without hurting...
Looks corroded to me. Once the copper layer is breached the zinc can oxidize and fester.
I go to a show in Idaho once a year. One of the dealers had a coin online that I wanted and a price was settled. I picked it up and paid for it at...
I only do this with dealers that I know. Holding it until the show ends has never been a problem with me or them, if they ask me to hold something...
When I just renewed my box, they had a form that asked if I would like them to accept pkgs from FedEx or UPS.
You have it delivered to the post office, with the box number written down as a unit number. Then I get a notice in my box that I have a package....
That’s another reason why I have all of my FedEx and UPS packages delivered to my post office box. I would never have coins delivered to my house.
Looks like a partially plated planchet. Worth sending to ANACS for authentication. Still shows original zinc surfaces and luster.
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