I live in a rural area and our water is supplied by a water co-op. They do not soften the water and as a result I have to use a lime cleaner on...
Well designed coins sell. Just look at the sales figures for the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Coin. PCGS came up with a great marketing idea that...
I only sell my own coins on eBay, I don't want to get involved with consignments. Having said that, I have listed a few coins for friends who do...
Let's not paint all Buyers with the same brush. I have over 2,000 transactions on eBay, both as a Seller and as a Buyer, with the majority as a...
Keep in mind even the TPGS admit that grading and authorizing coins is not a science. That's why they use, for the most part, two people to render...
I have submitted coins to NGC and PCGS that I have used acetone on and none of them have been rejected. On the other hand I once submitted 5 toned...
I clean dirt off of coins by rinsing them with distilled water. I only use acetone to remove PVC residue from older flips. It does not hurt a coin...
Most water, untreated, has calcium and lime in it. It is better know as "hard water". It is okay for rinsing acetone, dip, etc. off of coins, but...
The machinist is still selling them on eBay. I bought one as a novelty coin. As was stated the real mule was struck on a Sacagawea blank, so both...
It's really a matter of custom. In the 19th Century it was very common to clean a coin. That's why collectors of those coins bang their heads...
Here's a good one. A local Priest had a coin collection of certified coins that was stolen from his room. He had the serial numbers of the holders...
I guess if the company put it into a plastic bottle it was the right kind of plastic. Keep in mind that the best use for acetone is to remove PVC...
I have a bottle of 100% acetone and it came in a plastic bottle with a plastic cap. I've had it for sometime and it has not leaked, eaten through...
First, I've found when you make generalities, you are generally wrong. I'm what you would consider "geriatric" and a lot of members of the coin...
I wouldn't put it as strongly as you did, but I have to agree. I would to be able to buy a copy of a coin that I would never be able to afford,...
I think you're stretching the point a little to far. First, It's not easy to plate the coin in a color that matches the color of a Sacagawea...
I've said that from the beginning. That's why the government has left him alone. First, money is yours and you can do what you want with it as...
Here's the Obverse and Reverse of the machinist's mule: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Paramount preceded TPGS, so they just put MS65 (red holders) on the coins they thought looked good and MS60 on the ones that didn't(black holder)....
I found him on eBay.
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