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1951 Jefferson Nickel Proof ? Or Impaired Proof?

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 Posted 03/18/2025  12:38 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add micoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers

this came right out of my book handled with gloved hands should I acetone it? Or is it AFU?


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 Posted 03/18/2025  8:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add micoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
here is the same coin after acetone
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 Posted 03/18/2025  9:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hondo Boguss to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Quite an improvement, micoin. It looks like an impaired proof.
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 Posted 03/18/2025  11:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's still an Impaired Proof unfortunately.
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 Posted 03/20/2025  11:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add micoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The acetone I used was pro nail polish remover could that be the impairment?
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Lighting change how is it now?


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