Others have provide adequate answers regarding documentation. As for Coin Care, please don't use it. And yes, there is an oily residue because it...
Yup, definitely photo shopped. They were all flat - they just forgot to do the earth when they did that picture :)
Correct. And the reason they labeled it as Altered Surfaces is because that term covers a lot of different things, polishing is merely one of...
Toning is toning regardless of color, but yes, all toning has a color. The thing is the number of possible colors is the full color spectrum. As...
Yup, happens quite a lot actually. Your comment seems to indicate that you think the dirt is just sitting there on the surface of the coin as if...
Saying that people who pull State Quarters out of change and throw them in a jar, put them in one of the US map boards, or anything even remotely...
I'm sorry but he's wrong. And I understand all your questions. Paint thinner is harmful because it does not completely evaporate, it leaves stuff...
Well, what you are "supposed to do with it" is pour it back into a metal container with a sealed lid/cap and then return it to a paint or hardware...
You wanna get even more confused, go look at what NGC says for the same designation. As for questioning if a coin is worthy of the designation/s...
I would say no, but it was very dirty. And since MS70 is a detergent, it makes sense that it would take it off.
I'll let Jeff answer your question specifically, but I will say this. It's not the actual PVC that gets on the coins, it's the softening agent...
Yes - you need to contact whoever shipped it to you ! If the package was insured, only the shipper can file a claim with the P.O. Of that I'm...
Well baseball, "my way" is pretty well defined as I have stated it many times. It's also quite simple - collect whatever you like. And yeah, that...
Fair enough, I stand corrected about the hydrocarbons part. But I stand my comment that paint thinner should never be used on coins. Paint thinner...
With all due respect Sam, no, that aint it. I agree with your comment that the number of State Quarter "collectors" would dwarf the number of...
It's possible. But it equally possible and I'd say likely even more possible that the toning is completely natural. Ya see, people selling coins...
There are and always have been a certain number of collectors that like them very much. But when you take that number who do like them, and...
I didn't say MS70 would harm coins. I said you shouldn't use it on just any coin, that you should only use it for its intended purpose. It's...
Yeah some are. But many collectors just flip coins too. I used to do it myself on a regular basis. That's how I paid for the coins I really wanted...
If you're asking if dealers wouldn't make more money by selling a given amount to the public than they would by selling the same amount to other...
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