I'm thinking the green stuff is verdigris, if it is acetone will not remove it. A product called Verdi-Care might help -...
No, not right. That's because they are both "wear-ish", there no difference between them. Wear is wear, regardless of it's cause. Correct....
Money is nothing but an idea, a thought. Anything and everything can be used as money, and in fact it often has been throughout recorded...
No they don't, but they sure do in their published grading standards -...
No that is not what I am saying at all ! Wear, regardless of where it occurs or when, is wear. I can't see that coin well enough to tell if it...
All of you - please read this ! Last night a member got his hands slapped by a moderator, which was completely justified. As a result he got...
I have just removed several posts from this thread made by 2 members - and both of you know who you are. So here's the deal, you will both stop...
Marks and abrasions are not the same thing as wear. A coin can have, and almost always does, contact marks and still be uncirculated. A coin can...
Or maybe they (the TPGs) just over-grade almost everything anymore. Think about it, what's the definition of an almost uncirculated coin ? The...
Enough ! Either get the thread back on track and about coins or it will be closed !
Assuming you are talking about coins slabbed by NGC or PCGS, the MS grade on the slab means THEY are calling the coin uncirculated. It doesn't...
Cleaning, dipping, restoration, conservation - whatever you choose to call it - is always a gamble, always ! So the question becomes is it worth...
Things like that give you a clue as to whether it is due to weak strike or not, but there is a way to tell definitively. Look closely at the area...
Possible but not likely. When coins are MS the number of contact marks and their location matters when it comes to determining the grade. But once...
Of course you can. Think for a minute Dave, the device areas, how deep are they ? They are very shallow, anywhere from a fraction of a millimeter...
Every die that's ever had rust, grease, water, or just plain old dirt, wiped and cleaned off of it - has been harshly cleaned. Do they refer to...
I'm not suggesting you could do it in "one smooth stroke", to the contrary, just like you, I know it could not be done. However, I also know that...
Yeah the lines do not run up to the edge of the devices in this picture, in the fields they stop about the same distance away - [IMG] - but they...
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