Lem E

3 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

Those are truly amazing photos. Some of the best photography I've seen. Awsome coins also. Very cool stuff LemE.  Thanks for sharing. 

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

2 minutes ago, Coinbuf said:

Very nice photos of very nice coins. 

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

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.

1 hour ago, J P Mashoke said:

Must be a misprint on that roll of nickel's it should say 1960 D ,REC-irculated Nickel's   so I got 40 Buffed out 1960 D some with compound still on them. Not 1 fs most did not have any steps. LoL  I am out $7 but I was not surprised just hopeful that someone was not trying to be shady I even told the girl at the cash register at the antique dealer it was a longshot they would be unc coins....These two were about the worst. Have a peek and a laugh  

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?

2 minutes ago, Woods020 said:

It really makes you wonder just how many are getting by with AT....

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.

46 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

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.

52 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

I bought this cool little loupe for around $8.00 or so and I absolutely love it. Comes in this neat little case and has a tool to change the battery with.  It is very bright also. Will bout blind you looking at a shiny coin with it. Was using a USB microscope.  Bought it when I first started collecting from watching YOUTUBE videos and thought I needed one. I can see things better with this loupe then I can with the USB microscope. Such as die cracks. They look like scratches on the microscope and show up plain as day with the loupe. Don't know if it's where you can just look at one angle with the microscope or what. I can also examine a coin faster. I'm sure there are several very nice loupes out there but I'm very happy with this one. Surprised me how great it is to be so cheap. I've not ventured into the loupe world yet to explore more expensive ones. I'm sure I will be amazed when I do cause this little gator here amazed me. 

In my opinion there is no need for an expensive loupe. Cheaper ones will do the trick. I have 2 loupes that I use. One is a 10x and the other is a illuminated 30x with a smaller 60x lens combo. Both were around $14. I would say if you got another one, try getting a lower magnification of around 7x or 10x.

MS65. Id say with MAC sticker worth $25,000.