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I go with a bath in water first and acetone next if needed. Never rubbing the coin in any way.
It was 1857 at the US Mint and someone was playing with the presses. The die from the $20 gold piece was clashed with a die for the Flying Eagle...
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That's really cool.
Would it require a gravity test to figure it out?
Nice reference. I'm saving it.
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I was wondering the same thing. Is that something that all the services do with coins sent in as error coins such as this?
This would be a good topic to post over on NGC. It's not all that active over there but the NGC folks do watch the forum and jump in with answers.
It might make a cool short book if the information is even out there. I would bet that after everyone got a cut, little went to the actual cause...
I can't guess what testing NGC did. They may have done more than we know.
I went to a show years ago and bought a gather high dollar coin in a PCGS slab. I put it in my pocket to keep it safe. Later I bought something in...
I have always wondered how much of the money actually go to the Beneficiaries and what they did with the funds. I never see the actual figures. I...
Grease filled or not, a few dollars at most.
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Each of us are seeing the images on different devices. On my monitor, I'm seeing just a tiny bit of blue. Nice looking coin.
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