You keep name dropping this "master jeweler" as if anyone cares. Jewelers have got nothing to do with numismatics and have no expertise with...
There are enough non-destructive methods available that destructive tests like the scratch test are absurd. The vast majority of fakes can be...
I'm not saying that toning is the only way to establish originality - obviously not the case. I'm saying that toning is frequently not damaging...
Can't one just like original coins and luster, be the coins toned or not? Light toning is not damaging but can be helpful for determining...
That's such a narrow application though. You'd need to be an advanced collector that is also somehow an expert on a series you haven't yet...
I don't disagree. While I said last above, I mean as it applies to actively seeking out keys to buy, because that's where you can go wrong...
I have often heard people give the advice to new collectors to a series to buy the keys first, but the wisdom of this escapes me. With the poll...
I was there on Saturday morning. It's one of the only smaller local shows I go to anymore (this one and Vienna). I figure it's mostly the same...
Wow you REALLY don't understand coin collecting AT ALL do you? If anyone doubted that before, they sure don't now.
In the field of numismatics, experts can identify fakes by appearance. There are many books on the subject. Destructive testing is simply not...
Look, you're obviously not going to heed any of the good advice you might get here. To anyone else reading this thread, realize you don't take a...
Consistency of display and storage. Registry sets.
Ah 1 filler. They look about the same. All four of them are common coins, but tough to find nice examples in high grade.
Nice four Hungarian issues in there. The 10 and 20 filler look to be the alu-bronze composition (there are composition varieties for those dates)....
Don't wear gloves. You can dip your fingertips in acetone before handling proofs as a precaution if you're concerned about oils. Gloves make it...
Don't get me wrong. I don't believe that acetone will harm copper. I'm saying it doesn't matter as nobody is disputing that xylene is safe to use.
From my experience, acetone is safe on copper, but I've seen it do weird things to aluminum. Anything is possible due to the variety of surface...
These medals came in a case. Here's a picture of the inside inscription. In English - perhaps this committee was a group of expats who...
It says the 10th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution. It also says essai (pattern) but in Hungarian it would read probaveret instead.
Would you agree that dipped = messed with? Absolutes in numismatics are a rarity. Not all white silver and red copper has been messed with. Not...
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