I'm reluctant to use water - doesn't it cause coins to corrode? I tried a little distilled water on a coin recently but immediately dried the coin...
I use Q-tips.
Maybe I shouldn't use a cotton swab, but sometimes when I do, something is coming off that coin to make the white cotton swab turn gray.
Long ago, as a boy, I learned the hard way not to clean coins, when I put an Indian head cent (that was pretty much black) into some copper...
Thanks.
Sorry I bothered you. I studied your posts from the 2008 thread and am pretty sure I have an N-6.
Thanks. I found a post from 2008 where Conder101 explains it all. I believe I have an N-6. I wonder what it is worth with those scratches.
Hi Conder101. I was reading your posts from 2008 about the 1834 large cent. Can you identify what variety of large cent I have here? I would...
I found this as an AI explanation on Google: Here's a breakdown of the varieties: Small 8, Small Stars, Medium Letters: N-1, N-2 Large 8,...
I'm seeing three varieties, with an S well back, one in front, and one in the middle. My coin is in the middle, which the Red Book seems to call...
I think you are all right, but here is what the 2024 Red Book calls "Medium Letters," which apparently is not the N-5 coin and seems to match my...
The 2024 Red Book.
I'm just going by the Red Book.
Can someone help me value this coin? It's rather rare, an 1834 cent with "Large 8, Large Stars, and Medium Letters." However, it has several...
[ATTACH] Here is a coin I worked with this morning.
[ATTACH] I am not an expert coin photographer, and I have no sophisticated equipment with which to take coin photos. I just use a lamp and a...
So magnification ratios and image ratios are two different things, and I need a magnification ratio of 1:1 or 2:1 or 3:1?
What type of light bulb is best for coin photography - 5000k? 4000k? 3000k? 2500k? And if I'm looking for a camera to photograph coins, what...
1794 Large Cent Reverse - Original Picture
1794 Large Cent Obverse - Original Picture
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