Paul there is absolutely no doubt that attractively toned coins have popular among a select group of collectors for a long time. But there is also...
:eek: :eek: Me too ! Good god man you trying to ruin my reputation ??? :D
They hold the coins by the edges just like everybody else does. And no they do not wear gloves.
Good luck with that :) But I'll try to give you a more specific answer if you want Kurt. Xylene will remove some kinds of paint that acetone...
Well, kinda, but not really. Here's the thing. You are correct that coin dip is most generally reserved for use on AU and MS coins. And while...
We're much alike in that regard. And I even agree with paying a premium for them - but a limited premium. Which is something I think a lot of...
Here's the problem. Even with known natural toning, all of the above things do not always happen. Sure, they may happen, they may even happen...
You can ask the resident chemists, but in simple terms it dissolves some things that acetone cannot, or does a poor job of doing. That, and the...
Darryl it's not black and white, not in the sense that most would mean it. But when it comes to toning a coin anything that mother nature can do...
No, it's not a contradiction Mike. It's merely what baseball said - they were wrong in their judgement. As for bearing no risk and suffering no...
I'd say you, and everybody else, has seen a whole lot of AT - but you just didn't realize that it was AT. Ya see, that's the whole point, when...
That line of thinking is the entire fallacy. People "think" they can tell a difference when there is no difference at all. The different colors,...
Of course it can be done, silver is silver. It doesn't matter how old the coin is, it can always be dipped to remove toning. Take the coin in your...
Enough !
You're not alone Geezer, I'd venture the majority of collectors never give a second thought to keeping the records they are required to keep. And...
There's always trade-offs, and the electronic versions of catalogs have their downsides too. Computers crash, backup versions get corrupted, older...
You're talking about state sales taxes when you buy coins. I'm talking about federal income taxes - and everybody owes those in every state.
Hmmm, that explains it then. I ignore you on a regular basis !
Strongly agree, in fact those two things are two of the most important bits of information that every collector needs to keep - along with a paper...
I would add this. You're thinking along the right lines, auction catalogs are an often overlooked valuable resource. And a very inexpensive way to...
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