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jetblack740il
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
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My OmniCoin Collection
My BankNoteBank Collection
Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
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Jet, looks like a very good strike. If the fields are clean under that residue, you may have a real gem. Possibly a good candidate for NCS restoration.
Lord M, please, join the bandwagon. I'll hook you up!!
You know what I was thinking about it. So, you think after restoration , submit the coin to NGC or PCGS? Please advise..
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
I would say NCS and then NGC. You can submit to both on one form.
I appreciate the give-away, count me in!!!
Er, what does Possibly a good candidate for NCS restoration. mean?... and why?
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
Jest, I also don't know if it will work on bronze. I tried it with silver once and it came out beautifully. I don't know what techniques they use, but I, like you, value eye appeal. I guess it's really up to the owner if he wants to spend $10 or $20 to try it.
If you want to fool around with cleaning (conserving) the coin yourself, get some cheap schlock bronzes and mess those coins up first. Don't experiment on a beaut like that 08 proof.
But your other idea is pretty good too. I've heard a lot of good things about the NCS restoration process.
If you go that way, please let us know how it turns out.
And M'lord Marcovan -- We'd love to have you on board as a fellow US-Philiphile, but it would have to be an un-holey collection -- I can't remember seeing any but one or two holed coins, and none since I learned that you collected them.
All the best,
Just Having Fun
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
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Complete US-PHIL Coins for Sale, Circulation Strikes 1903-1945
<< <i>Great coin!! By the way, how does one determine if it is a proof or regular strike? -Dan >>
For 1903-1904, there is no definitive diagnostic (at least, not one that I know of -- and I've asked a lot of people, including someone who used to grade coins for NGC). The fields and devices being different is the tell tale, and the 1904 issues are really hard to see since most of them were struck nicely.
For 1905-1908 (except 1907), I think all coins struck by the Philadelphia mint (no mint mark) are the proofs.