I get what you're saying, but it's really the high magnification doing that, not the marks. Even the highest grade coins will look blurry if you...
Personally I've never experienced it and I use ziplocks all the time with wet hands - just not for coins.
No problem, based on your comments I just wanted to clarify things.
I recommend that you do not use acetone on copper, use xylene on copper. But acetone is perfectly fine on ALL other coins. You'll find...
These marks that you're referring too, that is NOT what determines whether a coin is mint state or not mint state. There's only 1 thing that...
No apologies needed, I'm an American. As for Air-Tites being expensive in the UK, you can buy them here in the US easily enough and fairly...
I myself used to use boxes similar to these -...
Without going back and reading this entire thread I don't know if I mentioned if I mentioned it previously in this thread or not - so I guess I'll...
That's not true at all. The foam inserts in Air-Tite holders are 100% completely inert materials. They cannot damage coins in any way. There's...
Basically the same things that are used to dip any coin - just in different mixtures. You're quite correct, that is exactly what happens if you...
Either you didn't understand what I was saying, or you misunderstood what I was saying - so let me try to say it a different way. Yes, I most...
High magnification is all well and good when you're trying to figure certain things out, and it allows one to have a higher level of...
I strongly suspect a lot more will recognize your name than you ever imagined ;) And John, if ya think my posts here are long, you should see...
It has long been said that the truly wise man realizes how much he has yet to learn. Seems to me you've reached that point. I'd have to say...
Just you wait, eventually one of those thoughts will stray over into the "dark side" (world coins). And once that happens .......... well, lemme...
I'm not sure what page it is that you are referring to when you say - "I do not have permission to view this page." Can you be more specific so I...
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And Kevin, what you're gonna find out is that coin collecting is a very personal thing, and everybody's different. Everybody has their own taste,...
That's alright, you can blame it all on me, I got broad shoulders :D But I want ya to answer one question, would ya still say you know nothing ? :)
I should have added something else but forgot to do so. MS70 is a great product to use on clad, silver, and gold coins. Dealers and knowledgeable...
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