Thanks. I believe I have posted them but can do something again.
Too many plating bubbles to make a clear assessment. My opinion.
@lardan You are correct. I get coins because I like them and don't plan to sell. But, I can't justify the current costs. I have a complete set of...
I have a very large WWII collection but have resolved to never buy from the US Mint again. They are flooding the country with useless coins at...
Having been born in 1943 and starting my collecting in 1948 I was always watching for 1943 dated coins. My collection circulation coins. Coins I...
I find that Ren Wax will seal in some disease and allow them to continue working. You may have to come back later and remove the Ren Wax and...
Nice find. I hope it is authentic.
As I am cleaning ancients I first identify what I think the coin is. Then I print a representative coin and description on an MS Word document. I...
I don't want to hijack this thread. I do have a detailed accounting of how I managed to collect almost a complete 20th Century set of circulation...
You can get album pages for Airtites. I did that with my UNC ATB Quarter Set. [ATTACH]
Take the time now to familiarize yourself with available resources. Before you clean any coin you should have some idea of what you have. Did you...
I will help wherever I can. @Victor_Clark is a very good and trustworthy collector. There are many others. Spend time on this Ancient Forum and...
I have 200+ in one binder. I need to reorganize for sure. But, if you put a bulkier coin (any coin) in a 2x2 clear flip, the kind that folds over,...
@JDcompy I hate to make recommendations for fear they may backfire. I will risk one that I go to frequently. Nerocoins.com He is in Canada. I...
Not at all. The coin on my avatar is one I got from an uncleaned lot. at the time there was one known in the world. Mine made 2 known and is...
I have collected for 75 years and got to the point that there were no more chances to get circulation coins for my collection. The coins I would...
Here is a post I put out a while back. I think I covers my opinion of the coin and stamp hobbies today. 2023 is the 75th Anniversary of my active...
The one I posted above was in acetone for only a few minutes.
Here is one of mine that had glue on it. I soaked it in acetone and the glue came off easy. But, you can see that the surface under th e glue was...
Looks like foreign material of some kind. There seems to be another deposit just to the left in the photo.
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