What are the cleaning methods that do no harm to a coin?
I think that bullion lovers have lost a bit of prospective on precious metals. They seem to think that it is the only thing that represents solid...
No, the reason that they clean the coins is to make them visually appealing. The point that you are trying to make is that they would choose not...
Switching back to a monetary system based on metals could work, but it would require a culture wide change in perception of "money". Fallacies in...
The sad thing is that the buyers are probably making the purchase based on an assumed possibility of finding something special. But, I'm sure that...
The reason that museums clean and polish their coins is because they want their displays to be visually appealing to visitors. Most people that...
Could someone please provide me with a definitive explanation of the difference between "properly" and "improperly" cleaned? The distinction...
I have a 1976 quarter that I carry with me when I'm hoping for a bit of luck. I was born in 1976, plus it has the novell design. I take it with me...
Well, according the grade evaluations being given here (which I am tending to agree with), I overpayed by a good bit ($150). Oh well, chalk...
If there were any chance in the world that they would sell for $250 then I'd be going into the coin rack business!! There's probably less than $5...
Found an indian head cent in a roll once, but the date was worn off. Other than that, a 1919 wheatie.
It doesn't seem as though driving around to multiple banks trying to score boxes of coins in search of silver would be a winning proposition. I...
Ooy, if this is correct then I significantly overestimated the grade. I have a tendency to give older coins a bit of leniency when grading. I have...
Hey Guys. I recently purchased this 1806 half cent for my type collection, got it at a local live auction. I'm not all that familiar with grading...
George Washington left a greasy fingerprint on my half disme, wheres my acetone!!!
Acetone for this?
I bet ya $100 that it sells! ;)
I'm with you Amanda. I would prefer a more visually appealing cleaned coin, as I find it hard to appreciate dingy looking tarnished coins....
I don't think they make fire proof safes that big, plus there would be the issue with lack of oxygen. I wouldn't recommend it
I was trying to figure out a way to twist this into sounding as though you said your kids were getting uglier with age. But, then I finally...
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