can you tell afterwards that it's been done?
The book is facinating... but overpriced
that's where they get you... is it Mike Meczak's magical "Leading Numismatic Catalog"?
It's a difficult figure to validate, if not downright impossible. Considering that it is impossible to determine the population of even a given...
have you ever seen a coin sold at a fraction of it's true market price? ever??? If the coin is worth $X, how would they get it for cheaper? are...
It's done all of the time. The dipped coins that get slabbed have been properly dipped. The ones that have not been properly dipped get...
The outcomes are NOT pre-determined. Ask Charmy Harker (The Penny Lady) she has appeared on the show....
don't take this the wrong way, TheMont, but you might as well have dipped it in E-Z-Est and been done in 1 step
The color is just toning. The metal that the coin is made from has tarnished or oxidized, whichever word you prefer. It is very common. There are...
but unfortunately, the market doesn't care about Rick's sticker, and it doesn't affect value like a CAC sticker does. Truthfully, I don't need a...
If you're going to try to not affect the metal, I get it. Acetone is inert to the metal, but the MS-70 is not. Also interesting to note is that...
hold the phone... you used acetone because you didn't want to affect the metal, but then you recommend using MS-70 to give it luster???
So, they can assign a grade to a heads/heads Nickel, but not to this Ike? The nickel had less detail and graded MS!!!
Just make sure you rinse the coin completely and rinse in super hot water
Kurt, this is where you and I are not on the same page. The phenomenon I am referring to is the lackluster performance of Nickel 3 Cent pieces....
That's all I do when I use E-Z-est
water has a neutral PH E-Z-Est is an acid Baking Soda is alkaline water is basically harmless, but the others... One should be careful when...
MS-64 FH
The coin I mentioned is not bullion, it's a coin. It was part of why I used that example.
This 'temporary effect" has been ongoing for over 30 years.
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