There is no way of knowing for certain how much wear the previous coin may have had or not had. But it is a reasonable assumption that it had at...
Yes, it applies to all struck coins, even the very first ones. Luster is a function of, or if you prefer is created by, the metal flowing when it...
For the most part hype, misinformation, and popularity dictates what happens price wise when it comes to modern mint products. In other words high...
Nor have I ever claimed to be Books. To the contrary, my comments about this were to point out that I know I am not !
No, your hypothetical doesn't work. Ya see, even circulated coins can be determined to have been very well struck, to have been of extra high...
You're correct in a way Jeff. By actual count the search brings up 43 posts. In 7 of those I am not the one saying - I stand corrected. But in 36...
There are probably more ways of harshly cleaning a coin than one would care to count. Definitely more than I would care to type ! Using steel wool...
Oh you can, provided you can prove it to me :D
But let me ask you Jeff, how many times have you admitted to being wrong or making a mistake on this forum ? My primary point is this Jeff,...
It sounds like you're trying to say that not all of the posts found in that search were made by me. But you are wrong on that point, every single...
I feel I should point one thing out that is similar in a way but yet different from the question asked in this thread. There are a few examples...
A lot, but why ? Because I dispute the so called evidence, most of which is nothing more than opinion. I agree, kinda. The majority of the time...
Now some are probably going to scoff at that comment of mine where I say I do so myself. But I can back it up. Here's a screen shot of 3 pages of...
I agree, and do so myself. But the scientist first has to agree, acknowledge, that he was proven wrong. And that, that's the hard part.
Well that's the easy part in my eyes - it's simply the next step in their loosening of grading standards. Conder described the concept quite...
Point is your finger will alter the surface too. Anything that touches the surface of the coin will alter the surface.
Don't ignore the obvious Mike, it's usually the correct answer. In this case it would be - because they consciously chose to simply ignore the...
Not really sure what you mean exactly by - "CAC's place". But I think it's lot easier to understand once you understand the why. By 2007 (when...
Know what you'll hear if you ever sit at a lunch table or table in a bar with a bunch of scientists, doctors, lawyers, or basically any group who...
Fair enough. Just a suggestion, once you've completed the acetone bath, post some pics of it before you go any further with it.
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