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Based on the pictures, it's HK-758a. You can call it pewter, or you can call it white metal, or you can call it tin, or any of a number of things. You won't be sure without elemental analys… (View Post)

...and since 1981 cents weren't plated in the first place, this couldn't possibly be called missing plating. (View Post)

Stacks Bowers described this as "One of the greatest medal rarities in the American canon, observing that there have only been three offered in the lat 25 years (one silver, two bronze). This is… (View Post)

I can't say that I have a lot of experience taking photos that show hairlining. Or, well, I do have experience, I just don't usually do it on purpose. :-) Give these a shot and see what you… (View Post)

The conservation example I posted last week was impressive but also unhelpful. Despite some people making reasonable guesses about the 'after', I still don't think that anyone should h… (View Post)