My Father, the man in the avatar, was an avid detectorist from the 60s-90s. He found lots of silver, gold and precious stones. It was the "heyday"...
Oh, BTW, you are rather new here. Some people get confused by me. That is my Father, the collector in the avatar. He passed in 2001 and I am his...
I've got RA, that is an auto-immune thing as well.
I feel just fine. He has been in and out of the hospital. I do really hope he recovers fully. I am learning a great deal from him.
I will wait about a week or so before taking these coins in to CoinGuy, my LCS. He has unfortunately gotten the COVID (from a local coin show that...
Yes, I cannot see if there is an S there at all. I will be taking them to my LCS.
Are you pouring me a drink? Because I have one, and I need more.
I think this is the most valuable portion. There were about 100 pieces of what I think are Constitutional grade silver and some war nickels. The...
Thank you Bill, I was hoping the most for those two as well.
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Viewer Discretion is Advised. Here's what happened: I have a closet next to my A/C unit. I knew there has been a dampness problem in there for...
Benzotriazole is carcinogenic, I think I'll pass on this one.
I agree that the green stuff on the coppers is verdigris (I work with patinas in my profession) but the blue stuff on the silver coins looks an...
Thank you Nut and Messy. I am going to take "Before" photos first.
As for the 1914-D, it looks more like the toning has been removed from the reverse rather than any staining added to it. That one is a real shame....
OH! I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID NOT LIST THIS ONE! :dead: *********1914-D cent************* It is in tact on the obverse, but the reverse has two...
Constitutional is worn pre-1964 dimes, quarters and halves. (aka junk silver)
AH, no smart phone for me either. I already rinsed off the blue liquid. I think I might have to move to acetone. Thanks!
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