Remove the sets from the cardboard packaging and then store the sets in a sealed container and use rechargeable silica gel packs. When you store...
Because most the luster has either been destroyed by or is being hidden beneath the toning - especially in the fields. The coin just doesn't have...
How much of a premium is eye appeal worth? A perfect example of the answer to the question -...
Ya see, that right there is THE problem ! There are too many people who believe that just because a TPG and/or CAC say so - it must be so. THAT is...
There have been 85 posts in this thread so far, many different opinions and answers to the question offered up. But yet we are not even close to...
I suspect you have seen many of them and just don't realize it. In today's world, there are more more AU coins in MS slabs than there are coins in...
Nahhhhh - aisle 3.
Hmmmm - apparently you guys don't know about the secret cookie :muted:
Yup, they still make 'em today, but that was the very first one !
Well yeah Frank, but that's he's him and you're you :D
Ya know, all I did was check this thread just to see where you guys were now. And bear in mind, I haven't checked since ya started. And what do I...
I'm gonna start off by saying I'm more than willing to give everybody the benefit of the doubt here. But there are numerous posts in this thread...
Ahhhhh - simple answer - DON'T ! edit - been there done that - wished I hadn't !
I could not resist the urge..... I just gotta ask - have you ever ? :D That certainly used to be the case years ago, but in today's world a...
Maybe I'm having a brain cramp but I'm not sure what you mean by DIY. But in any case I'm not sure if a TPG would even be who should do it - I...
It is, as a general rule, agreed among people who know coins that luster and eye appeal are the two most important criteria when it comes to...
That's because it is wax :) Over the centuries collectors have used a great many different things in an effort to try and protect their coins....
Paddy, there are some coins, where by looking at the coin alone, you can identify the shipwreck, and quite easily. But I agree with you, this is...
There's nothing I can add that hasn't already been said in other posts. If by certify you mean grade and slab - nobody will. It can't be done...
Well, I can add input but I don't know what ya want or what you're looking for. I've owned just about every major book on the subject there is,...
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