Buying coins online has basically been possible since the late 90's. In that time frame, prices have skyrocketed upwards, and, skyrocketed...
Almost anybody, everybody, who post pictures of coins, post those that are most flattering to the coin. And when they take the pic they use the...
You can pretty much take your pick from MS slabs that are posted here - or anywhere for that matter. But, you don't even have to look at...
And if you look at my first post in this thread you'll see that I do too :)
I think you misunderstand, at least when I do it. Ya see, when I point out that that a TPG has grossly over-graded a coin I'm not claiming that I...
Nickels are an alloy coin too so yeah, they can show streaks from impurities just like cents do. But they usually don't show up quite as often. I...
I think that depends, I think sometimes it would be and sometimes it wouldn't be. As with a lot of things, I believe it would be a matter of...
That I go along with. Bidiots, a bidding war, or just somebody that's crazy about toning ? We'll never know. But knowing what I do know, that...
Ehhhhh, maybe. But I don't think that's a woodie, I think that's just dirt in the horizontal scratches on the coin, coupled with small areas of...
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Just remember one thing though - there are and always have been plenty of coins that look just like...
And it's my contention that using the word conservation just confuses the matter even more. And not just for novices, but for everybody. Years...
No apology necessary :) As I said, rarely offer opinions on grade anymore unless specifically asked to do so. That said, I very well might have...
You're misremembering just a bit :) But yeah, I did experiment once with what was supposed to be a woodie, and yeah it did involve an eraser. To...
Lisa, you misunderstood. desertgem was NOT speaking to you when he said - He was speaking to another member who made a post that broke the forum...
@Ivo This is a copy/paste of the 2nd report you made yesterday. -------------------------------------------------------------------...
I don't refuse to guess the grade based on pics, and never have. As I'm sure you well know. The reason I rarely express my opinion on grades is...
The only thing that can be done is to use chemicals to change the appearance of the coin. Water, acetone, xylene, alcohol - none of those have any...
And FWIW, I might go Au but no higher than that.
Not sure what you were referring to Ivo when you reported your own post and asked for help because you couldn't it. I can see it, 5 others who...
I quite often say it this way - harsh/improperly. Harsh cleaning, improper cleaning, they mean the same thing. I understand your point, but...
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