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  1. Denis Richard liked messydesk's post in the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    I have a bottle of Ultra-Pure Paraffin Lamp Oil. I also use it as valve oil. A quart bottle will probably last you the rest of your life...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
  2. Denis Richard liked messydesk's post in the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    I should really check with vintage slab collectors, because I don't know if they'd rather have original scuff marks or a slab where you...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
  3. Denis Richard replied to the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    The collector that brought them in had no problem with my giving them a polish. I just made sure he approved in person, in front of...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
  4. Denis Richard replied to the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    I have the plastX, and used it over the weekend, but I'm not familiar with the lamp oil. Is there a specific product you like?

    Sep 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
  5. Denis Richard attached a file to the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    My first coin show in Canada, as an on-site coin photographer, was last weekend. Overall, it went well. Here are a few of the...

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  6. Denis Richard liked -jeffB's post in the thread Tariffs and world coins.

    On my grumpier days, I'm starting to believe the chaos is the whole point.

    Sep 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
  7. Denis Richard liked messydesk's post in the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    I have a bottle of PlastX with me, a rag, and a dropper bottle with unscented lamp oil. Usually a tiny bit of oil smeared on the slab...

    Sep 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
  8. Denis Richard replied to the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    John, I did a show over the weekend here in Canada, and I'd like to know how you handle people bringing you scratched and hazy slabs. Do...

    Sep 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
  9. Denis Richard liked tibor's post in the thread Photography at Coin Shows – Your Experiences?.

    @Denis Richard These two John took for me.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  10. Denis Richard liked gmarguli's post in the thread Pretty Toned 1967 Canada Centennial 1c.

    Not a rare coin by any means, but I thought it was beautiful. [ATTACH]

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