Using your original weighing, being that much less should be noticeable. A common problem for such difference is that the Standardized weight...
If you are in a high school or college , the teacher might let you do the experiment below. When teaching college chemistry-1. I did the...
I would like to thank Those who have participated and hopefully will continue to do so. However, as important as this area in numismatics...
Seems like many people are broke and desperate these times. Perhaps we need a judge "Judy" category to lead the coin jurors.
Since you mention Youtube, there are large number of videos on Mint preparation and minting of coins ( some are older techniques and some at...
Everyone has the right to experiment, but most often others think its a lost cause. Sound of course depends on vibrations, where as the weight...
There are large numbers of plated fakes. Some ways to identify whether zinc or copper have been mentioned. The large number of fakes were from...
One should also keep in mind short wavelength blue light from the TV , sunlight, or the computer monitor. I bought a roll of thin yellow tinged...
Damien, Perhaps you started out on a public forum, with non experts who mainly were trying to sell coins and knew very little themselves. I...
IMO, no, most likely machine doubling.
Tommy is correct. But it also may allow the mints to use it to control the already computer guiding die making software to make all coins that...
It's similar to the old comment " My xxxxxxxx is bigger than your XXXXXX". IMO. PCGS and NGC does that with expansive advertising which is much...
I guess it could be bent ( damaged) in the mint handling, but it is not provable, so there is nothing there worth anything, If it was bent outside...
Many members don't like to express an opinion on "Should I get it graded" as most pay more to get a coin graded than several rolls would be worth....
Alurid gave you the direction. The appearance of doubling is many times more often than an actual doubled die. A true doubled die will have the...
I agree 63 on both sides Jim
Die Deterioraton Doubling from wear. Jim
An alternative. Get a photo frame with glass front that can hold your number. add a piece of colored paper or more expensive acid-free artist...
% % % type of coin metal X humidity X contact...
Thanks insider! If the biggies did as much as you and ICG does , they would charge $80-100 and send it back with little to no explanations, Keep...
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