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Nice, except for the method of shipment! Years ago I was given an album of a few hundred common foreign coins that my late uncle kept from places he'd visited. He'd dutifully taped them all onto pages of a photo album, using clear packing tape to completely cover them. Took a while to get them all free from the tape, and a nice long acetone bath took care of the sticky mess...
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Got back from the hardware store with more acetone, and another bath seems to have gotten the rest of the residue off. I still have to go through them all and update my penny albums and such. Here are a couple of pictures of the nicer finds so far. The 1923 has a counter stamp on it. And that 1949 has an awesome rainbow tone to it that isn't showing on camera. I got this lot of peenies for dirt cheap for what is here!!    Edited by OriginalAtog
08/20/2021 07:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow! That is a nice lot. I am loving that RB 1909 V.D.B.
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HEY! is that counterstamp of the Masons' compass & Square raised or incused? I ask cause it looks raised to me which would be impressive.
Edited by Dearborn
08/20/2021 08:28 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Common sense to remove the sticky from the tape.
These sorts of glues contain oxidizing agents that react with the metal, and can result in inorganic residues that acetone cannot remove.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice lot, well-photographed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a raised masonic counterstamp.
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United States
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The counterstamp raised on the obverse and incused on the reverse. I noticed the reverse stamp first:   |
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WELL, WELL, well, Now that explains it quite clearly.. Nice pressing to get that design to the obverse.. without damaging the obverse. I'm guessing that they had a 'negative die' placed over the obverse to make that impression.
I do now see the bulging of the coin at the K6 location.
So can we call that a 'reverse counterstruck' cent?
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08/20/2021 8:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ahh, this is a very nice counterstamp.
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Nice group!  |
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love that stamp. always wanted to find a masonic stamp
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice set of Lincolns.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would have returned the coins for a full refund. Using tape is NOT appropriate. Years ago I had a seller do this for a single coin and complained to the seller and they didn't care so I left a negative feedback.
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