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Re: $10,000,000 in Gold found under old brewery in Belgium
As I believe at least one of the articles about this find describes, under Belgian treasure law, the "original owner" of the gold have five years to come to the authorities with proof of th… (View Post)5 -
Re: Do you consider 1909-S V.D.B. essential to make for a complete date/mint set of Lincolns, 1909-1940?
It is, from a certain point of view, "just a variety". However, it is only only considered a "major variety", but a major variety that has been included in every single penny albu… (View Post)2 -
Re: Have you ever had issues conserving a copper coin with acetone or xylene?
The anti-acetone crowd like to cite a few research papers showing that, under certain extreme conditions, acetone in contact with copper can break down and form acetic acid, which can cause corrosion… (View Post)4 -
Re: Lincoln cent Brockage or Texas cent or ????
It's a vise job, or "squeeze job". The only difference here, is that this coin got "vised" by several different coins (or perhaps the same coin multiple times in different or… (View Post)2 -
Re: 18th Century Silver Coin Mystery
The bust, and the position of the date beneath it, are both indicative of Spanish-colonial coins (Mexico, Peru, etc). Specifically, I'm seeing the "big nose" of Spanish king Charles II… (View Post)2