Cleaning is another topic. When I referred to baking soda, I did not mean to scrub it harshly. But the point is taken. Early Boy Scout Merit Badge...
That was where I started after. I only came into the hobby later in life and accepted much of what I learned from those with more experience. I...
Other numismatic interests took me away. One was the ANA convention in Dallas, where I presented a "Money Talks" and judged exhibits. Right now,...
Toning is chemistry. The silver or copper in the coin reacts with sulphur in the environment. "Artificial" toning (so-called) is often applied to...
Nope. You need to research your history, not make assertions. They are from the Philippines.
These were from the Phlippines under Japanese occupation in World War II. They are uncirculated because no one wanted them. The failure of the...
Coins. Coins and coins. Coins, coins, coins and coins. We have coins. "Do you have anything else?" Yes! We have coins. Coins and coins. Coins,...
Inspired by "The Backbone of the Night", an episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, I assembled an array of small Greek silver and bronze, worth a day's...
Yes, I mentioned the ANA Summer Seminars and their Master's Program above. But, they also take their seminars on the road. The Michigan State...
Speaking of writing... I have some other work to do tonight, but this has been bugging me... ONewb seems to be wanting a job in numismatics. The...
Not true at all. I would start with every firm with full page ads and then move down from there. In addition to the national magazines, I would...
Not exactly true, of course. The ANA Masters Course and their Summer Seminars are exactly that kind of training. And you yourself went through the...
You got a lot of advice. Most of it seemed to be within the bounds you seemed to be thinking of: buying and selling coins. Moreover, while...
[ATTACH] The U.S. Mint has produced - and continues to create - an astounding array of beautiful coins that even knowledgeable collectors miss....
At the Dallas ANA convention last week, I had the chance to meet the guys from Banknote Central (www.banknotecentral.com). They sell a "software...
At the ANA Convention in Dallas, I met BLUCC PHOTOS who participates here as Blu62Vette. At the show, I only bought three small coins, and I paid...
Now that I know a little more, I am more confident about buying an older one. But a ducat is a ducat. [ATTACH] Ah! 400th Anniversary.
I got my first college email address in 1984. "Scorpio" was taken, so I chose "Mercury." It has been part of my emails ever since. Right now, I am...
They had to do something to deter counterfeiting, otherwise someone would take unc Mercs, alter the dates, and gold plate them. We had a similar...
This is from my convention report on my blog: "The best part of any numismatic convention is what you did not expect to learn. I was sitting at a...
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