I'd readily agree with that. Which of course is why I've been trying for many years now to teach people how to properly clean coins. Because when...
Uhhhhhh - yeah, OK. But only when used in the correct order :smuggrin:
Ehhhhh - doesn't really matter since they're wrong most of the time anyway :D
Yeah, I already understood that you don't think they are due to toning. So the thing you are trying to get is what you think did cause them -...
So OK, tell us what you think is causing these spots on your coins ? That is the thing you are trying to get to isn't it ?
The question is - what's the first thing you notice on this AU coin ? The very first thing I noticed - is that you are taking pictures of coins...
As a general rule, stress general, coins do not really lose any weight to speak of due to wear - or put another way, not enough to take them out...
What the folks are trying to tell you is that it is completely, 100%, normal for cent coins to look like that. What you are seeing, the colors, is...
Just go to the hardware store or local paint store and get yourself some acetone. Then stop by your local grocery store and get a bottle of...
Because he has a personal attachment to it and he wants to give it to his grandson. But at the same time he also acknowledged that it could be...
I'm reasonably certain that's not a carbon spot, but yeah, that's what most people call spots like that. Look at the very center of the black...
It's always a question of severity. In this case I don't think that would be anywhere near severe enough to warrant a details slab. But what...
Well, all I can say is Delmonte has 2 coins listed for the time period Utrecht mint - #1031 and #1031a. 1031 is a normal silver rider, but no...
I readily agree that Germany sure had a lot, more than anybody else to my knowledge. Between all the city states and regions the section on...
It would take quite a while to relate all of it. And since I have done so numerous times I'll just say that it is the history and the drama behind...
I don't disagree with that Cal. But it doesn't invalidate the points I made.
You might be surprised. This is just ONE of those that I used over the years - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] No, it's not silver, but I think it makes my...
I can say that the only Silver Rider's, that date and mint, with the multi-petaled floret after TRAI - were double weight. So unless that coin is...
Nahhhhh - a Morgan is 38mm, an ASE only 40mm. So this coin, I expect is about the same size.
Welllllllllll - whadya expect Eddie, he's a coin dealer. He may be able to look at pretty pictures of coins and tell a lot, but when it comes to...
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