Your problem is simple - it's not the bag causing whatever it is that is going on with the coin ! Based on your pic of the coin in question -...
It's basically the same thing still going on - there is no shortage, coins are simply not circulating, not being used in commerce in the normal...
Why does the U.S. mint not sell bullion coins to the public? The answer to this question is extremely simple. It's because it is the law, the law...
All members can edit their own post, but they can only do that for about an hour. Once an hour has passed the edit function for members is turned...
In al honesty I see no signs that this coin has been harshly/improperly cleaned - none ! Does it have some light scratches and hairlines ? Yes, it...
Quite a few posts had to edited out. Leave the politics out of this discussion or suffer the consequences !
Enough already ! If he wants to post about this topic then he can post about it. If you don't want to read it then it's simple - don't read it !...
Heat sealing them is a waste of time as it no more effective than the zip seal the bags are made with. The reason I say that is quite simple, it's...
Here's the problem I've always had with the Beilstein test. What happens to copper when it corrodes ? It gets verdigris on it and verdigris is...
Yeah it's possible yours, and maybe some of the OP's are punch-outs of some kind. But its also equally possible they are blanks for coins....
I know you're trying to be helpful but they aren't ancient coins guys. One of them even has a date on it - 1672, and another looks like it might...
Electric junction box punch-outs are always painted - none of those pictured are. So that kind of rules that out. By definition they are not...
The spec weight for a '79 dime is 2.268 gm, and it has a tolerance range of +/- 0.091 gm meaning coins between 2.359 gm and 2.177 gm are within...
They probably were faster. There's several possible reasons for turnaround times to change, and it's quite normal for them to change. One the...
There's never any way that anybody could ever know, stress know, that is what happened. Sure, one could speculate that's what happened, but at...
I see no signs of harsh/improper cleaning on the obv, but I do on the rev. The obv however has been damaged with gouges and scratches. That makes...
Yeah, interior dimensions are the same. BUT - exterior dimensions are very, very different ! Air-Tite capsules are much, much larger than...
Yes it does, but only a very limited number of things. Sorry but you're wrong for this is physically impossible. You could leave a freshly...
Oh I absolutely agree that it serves as a barrier to the air. Which is exactly why lacquers and varnishes were used for decades. But, coating a...
I did watch it - and before I posted my last comments. And yeah, the coin clearly shows luster, but almost all AU coins show luster. And the...
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