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mlov43 liked JoshuaP's post in the thread How to darken coins.

If you don't mind, I would love to see before and after pictures, should you try anything.

mlov43 liked Mark1971's post in the thread Neat Little 1956 Pamphlet (1/2).

(1/2): Here’s a 1956 “The Chase Manhattan Bank Museum of Moneys” Pamphlet. Enjoy! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

mlov43 liked -jeffB's post in the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

Remember, when you plop down a bag of coins, the ones on the bottom are getting their neighbors mashed into them with a lot of weight...

mlov43 replied to the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

There was also the wear created by the public's use of them with the main "coin intensive" industries through which the majority of...

mlov43 liked cladking's post in the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

This is a very highly complex question with no simple answers. Coins wear differently depending on size weight, and the specific...

mlov43 liked scottishmoney's post in the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

The larger the coin, the better the chance of bagginess. Then if it is silver, a softer metal, the bagginess goes up exponentially.

mlov43 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

When I was a kid there was a small coin shop between my school and home where many of my afternoons and much of my lunch money were...

mlov43 liked ksmooter61's post in the thread How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear".

Having a single coin in your pocket for a month or a year isn't going to do much if anything to it, but I guess it depends on what else...

mlov43 posted a new thread.

How long it takes for a coin to pick up "wear"

I've been fascinated by the subject of wear on coins for a while. I always wondered how long it takes a coin to be "in circulation" to...

Forum: Coin Chat

mlov43 liked CoinCorgi's post in the thread Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Coin Collecting.

I don't rely on it. I look at the output, then I look at the search results, then I think for myself. I've been right every time so...

mlov43 replied to the thread Double Guess the Grade.

Of course we're just looking at images here, but how many times have I seen coins with that same color profile come back as...

mlov43 liked ddddd's post in the thread Double Guess the Grade.

And the reveal.... PCGS MS 63 -> CACG MS 61 I'm not sure why someone decided to cross or crack as the coin seemed appropriately graded...

mlov43 replied to the thread Double Guess the Grade.

PCGS MS-64 CAC Questionable color

mlov43 replied to the thread Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Coin Collecting.

Precisely! AI "hallucinating" complete crap out of whole cloth is SO real. I write about numismatics. I began a project on...

mlov43 liked TheNoost's post in the thread Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Coin Collecting.

AI argued with me 2 days ago and it was wrong. I took a picture of my frying pan handle and it said it was a bike frame so I added the...