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Just to be contrary I'll name a two moderns and that do not quite meet the criteria mentioned in the original post, but the stuff dreams are made of; a 1955 DDO or 1958 Class 1 DDO Lincoln Cent. They… (View Post)

Sorry, no "before" picture. You will have to take my word that there was a really ugly green verdigris spot on the coin. The two photos show the coin afterwards, with the second providing a… (View Post)

Coin doctoring or coin conservation ? “Confession is good for the soul” Old Scottish proverb I doctored a coin today, yes, really I confess. Stopped collecting higher end, slabbed Indian Head Cents a… (View Post)

"Until the 1820s, there was no significant known source of native gold in the United States. Bullion to make quarter eagles, half eagles, and eagles came from a variety of origins, including for… (View Post)

All of the eagles are FANTASTIC, but a poor old contrarian like me would settle for a lesser raptor if I had too :) (View Post)