Preferaly the xylene first (it takes forever to evaporate). It almost looks like a plastic in the first one so xylene might work best. Then...
Modern coins are zinc. Chelating agents in laundry detergents probably took the copper plating off.
Another 3c piece to add to my collection... Nice cameo and practically spotless. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Also, I got a Morgan off eBay....
lol, rainbow toned copper that's not even an S; are they nuts???
Is that because the heat acts as a catalyst? Even soldold pencil irons turn colors after while...
Oh, snap. That's the actual design? Just goes to show how much I know about gold x.x I've been staying FAR away from it for a long time (aside...
I'm not sure, but do I recall seeing this in the Red Book under territorial issues? It looks very familiar but it has been many years since I read...
I still think the dog ant tunny stater could be rare in that denomition. I've spent a lot of time looking around electrum and Ive een plenty of...
IAWT +1 yadda, yadda...
You'll see a few go under, and I think that's more in the bronze pieces which I don't collect as much. As far as AV and EL, most everything I see...
From last CNG... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The electrum piece is polised but that's no surprise from back then and people don't...
I hate trying to pinpoint an expanation for fluctuations in the economy in hindsight. Sure, a stronger dollar means less people will turn to gold...
My gut feeling is we'll see the bargain hunters kick in and an upward trend soon, then it'll probably fall even lower sometime after that. It just...
Meh... I don't remember a time when people *didn't* complain about TPG inconsistancies. I remember back when I was 13 or so, talking to a coin...
NGC *and* PCGS? I think more people submitted to NGC to get the better grade.
Morgans are bigger and hence have more bagmarks. Thats not a planchet flaw; that's a scratch. I can see from the picture how the metal is...
Yep, had that happen before >.<
Yeah, but even so.. I'd call that a problem coin, no questions asked. I mean, it's going from her nose almost alll the way to the star :eek:
The Dutch Tulip Bubble
66+*? Really? That's it -- I'm done. There is absolutely no logic behind TPG grading of these. I just bought a similar coin off eBay for $40,...
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