Should I do #1 or #2? I've been reading something about the order of polarity, so I'm unsure if Verdi-Care is more or less in terms of the...
At what step does BadThad's Verdi-Care come into a comprehensive conservation regimen for copper coins? Would it be these general steps below? 1....
Is xylene effective at all for silver coins? Or, is it mostly for copper coins?
I've also read about toluene on the forums here. Is it practically the same as xylene, or does it target different organic matter that xylene...
I'm not too familiar with these, so I did some digging. After checking some resources for what I should look for, three of the die markers show...
Well, I tried xylene and it smells like paint or marker, and it has an oily feel to it. But then it evaporates fast but not as fast acetone....
I'm organic... can I touch it? I touch 100% acetone directly when using it for my coins all the time and it doesn't do anything bad to me - what...
I know that this is an old thread, but it's a goodie. Anyway, I have a few questions that are still lingering after I've read all of the different...
I wonder how many of the same coins dealers send in. If a dealer sends in, say, 1,000 of the same coin (not sure what the typical amount is), I...
It's not a mark on the slab, I quadruple checked. One way I do it is to see that no matter the angle of view, the marks stay at the same position....
PCGS graded this coin as a PR-68 DCAM. I know that proof coins get a bit more leeway when it comes to scratches on the fields, but the marks seen...
Here's my 1964 proof quarter, with what I call a "cartwheel proof" (2 pics, 1 coin). Well used proof dies for proof strikes should exhibit this....
That 1968 proof quarter looks really nice. Bonus points if there's also cartwheel luster.
Maybe the album and storage environment caused the ring-shaped toning to occur.
Can anyone ID it? This eBay listing says it's from 1916. I can't seem to find anymore info on it. And this one's supposedly from 1890 is of a...
Does anyone know what this token is? It appears to take after the Standing Liberty quarter's obverse design, but the "LIBERTAD" in Spanish and...
I believe that's KM #90. What's interesting is the FM #47 that's shown on the slab's label. Not sure what catalog that is, but I'll have to check...
To add, I don't believe my example is a plated one. I've noticed that many plated coins in general, and perhaps all of the Richard Lobel plated...
I recently acquired this 1936 India Edward VIII fantasy crown proof. At first, I thought it was a Richard Lobel issue from 1984 as either X# 90a...
As far as government spending waste / inefficiencies, we have to start somewhere and make it work. Ridding the penny from US coinage is relatively...
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