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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)

"Dipping" cupronickel coins is more problematic than dipping silver coins, as anything corrosive enough to remove stains and oxidation from the surface is also likely to be strong enough to… (View Post)

This is a good example of "this thread is useless without pictures". Because, as jmlanzaf said, "verdigris" is impossible to develop on silver coins, as it requires a copper-based… (View Post)

As an outsider looking in (I'm from Australia), my main "complaint" about US coinage in general is that it's way too verbose. Too wordy. The coin the OP has posted is not guilty o… (View Post)

Most collectors don't buy "sets" intact, because most collectors already have at least some of the items in any set they're interested in pursuing and don;t like buying "dupl… (View Post)