Thanks CBD, that was the article I read yesterday that got me so interested in the topic.
Doug, I've come up empty with all my searches too. Just wondering how they learned their craft.
UPDARTE: There is no update, really. My father-in-law is going to Sanibel next Wednesday, so I'm going to have my wife nudge him a little to see...
Can anyone recommend a good book on coin conservation? I'm not going to get into cleaning coins, but I'd like to read up on the restoration...
Sorry to keep everyone hanging, for some reason I can't access Coin Talk at work anymore. Anyway, thanks for all the well-wishes regarding my...
I absolutely will, Carl. I've never posted a picture on here but I'll figure it out!
Apparently, her late husband was the coin saver. She knew of my interest, so she showed me some old Whitman folders she had with old Washington's...
My wife's grandmother recently had a fall at home, and wil be convalescing in an assisted-living facility for quite some time. My father-in-law...
I'll be keeping the 1922 Peace dollar my grandfather gave me on the day I was born.
Now, if Coin Talk ever found it's way to cable, THAT would be something worth watching!
I just put my car keys down, thanks!
I work about 15 miles from Philly....going to the bank at lunch!
Also, no insurance provided, did I read that correctly?
I tried to do the same thing for my father, unfortunately he was born in 1933, right in the middle of the depression. I think they only made a...
What is a shotgun roll, and more importantly, what is a salted roll??
Okay, I haven't been in the hobby for a year yet, so let's back up a second.... What
I agree, it looks like a legitimate 1911-S, but that cleaning job would keep me away.
Get ready for the onslaught hockeytime. The consensus is, don't clean them. If the coins have any numismatic value, it will be lost if they are...
Just wondering, do your grading standards relax as the Scotch bottle empties?
I try to get 10 rolls of nickels every Friday, and I search them at my desk at work throughout the day. And I keep a little bottle of hand...
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