No. Yes. Tap water is prone to causing spots on coins once it's dried, even when it's dried properly. And, it's also possible that minerals and...
Try a paint store, and I mean a store that only sells paint and paint products. If they don't have it I will be extremely surprised.
By some yes, by others no. For example, it was in 1960 that I first started collecting coins. And once I did my grandfather sat me down and...
You're saying it differently than I did but for the most part we are in agreement. My primary point was that the TPGs do things differently. They...
Firstly - It may take much longer, days or even weeks. It looks like much of what is on the coin is ordinary dirt and grime. And it is not...
What a lot of folks don't seem to understand is this - it doesn't matter if you can tell one from the other or not. You see, planchet marks are...
Yeah it works alright. And so do all the other prescribed methods and steps for proper cleaning. Just make sure you always remember that none of...
Ridiculous logic like that is apparently what makes you think the way you do. Grades in school are supposed to be based on averages, that is the...
Aint gonna happen. It's about as likely as getting you to realize they are not. Nor can they be - if there are standards being followed. But when...
I do that because that's what standards are all about Paul. For a coin to be worthy of any grade, it has to meet all of the criteria required for...
OK, here's an observation from me. What you're describing goes a long ways towards explaining why coin dealers get such a bad rap from a lot of...
Yeah, I do see what ya mean. But you apparently do not see what I mean. For example, look at the date stamp on this -...
Thanks for the kind words Cheech. I simply say what I say in an effort to help others learn.
Ya know, I'm sitting here smiling to myself because I think I could have written this entire thread by myself, right down to predicting who would...
If you'll simply follow the directions I provide in the thread I linked to, it will remove all of the harmful contamination. You need to...
Just an observation, the way this discussion is going illustrates the problem with the very question itself, as well as the answers being...
Interesting website, I'd never heard of it either. But, just for giggles I decided to test it a little bit so I uploaded my avatar and let it...
Just a comment - I'm amazed that you guys have gotten this far ! I mean that's 500 years of coins without missing a single year. My hat's off to...
The thing that Kentucky left out of his explanation is that water exist in the air in the form of water vapor. And since the hydrogen chloride gas...
The answer to your question varies and varies widely depending on the specific coin in question. As a general rule it can be as much as 80% or as...
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