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You can really tell which ones are his and which ones are mine. There are a few that I took from the listings at time of purchase, and a few are just slab shots. Its quite a mixed up mess right now.

Thank you very much. Joe does crazy good work.

Thanks I appreciate it my friend. It is still very much under construction and unfinished. Starting to work on descriptions for each coin. Going very slow.

Thanks brother. These are going to improve my registry sets 1000%. More to come...

Thank you sir. He does incredible work. Can’t quit looking at them.

I am happy to say that I had the privilege of having my friend Joe “Crazyhounddog” B. (Buffalo Head) do some imaging of my coins. I am blown away! Couldn’t ask for more. Please enjoy some of these amazing shots.

Having some imaging done by Joe “Crazyhounddog” B. (aka Buffalo Head). They are far beyond my expectations. I don’t have much copper but here is one of them. NGC MS63BN

I don’t know what did it but that thing is gorgeous!

Hello, and welcome to the forum. The nickel you have here is the highest mintage nickel of all the wartime nickels at 271,165,000 with an alloy composition of 56% copper 35% silver and 9% manganese. The nickel alloy was needed for the war effort during WW2. This nickel was minted in Philadelphia, PA. These nickels were produced from this particular composition from 1942 to 1945. To distinguish coins of the new alloy, the mintmark was moved from the side of Monticello to the top of the dome. This was done so the Treasury could identify and redeem worn nickels for melting. By now, most of these nickels have been plucked from circulation by collectors, but there are still a few out there. The nickel you have is worn and doesn’t have much value, but I have seen worse, and it is still a cool find. Hope this helps you out.

That is unfortunate JP. The 60 D is a very tough date to find a good example let alone a FS piece. I don’t know the pops ATS but there are 0 full step examples graded by NGC. MS67 is top pop here. Good luck on your hunt and let me know if you ever find one. Ill give you 10x face value for it.

I am very sorry to hear about your friend. My condolences. Sounds like he was a good man. The medals are beautiful.

Were these sets different varieties of the same coin or a mix of say flying eagles and Indian head cents?

I think you end up with a distinct greenish blue color that kinda gives it away. Especially when it is all over the coin as opposed to the rim or bullseye toning on album toned coins. Copper seems to go more purple. The coins really darken up as well. Just my observations on the few I played with.

Here are a couple using the boiled egg treatment. Some before and after shots.

I agree with coinbuf on the 22 peace dollar. It looks like AT (artificial toning). The darkening of the coin and the blue/green color are dead giveaways. I would avoid coins that look like this in the future.

Very nice

Hello and welcome to the forum. This is not a cud. Cuds are on the rim of the coin. This looks like damage. I would not suggest having this graded.