Eddie I don't pretend to have the "concrete" answers. I only know what I have read and cited here. And as I have said several times now, what I...
We have rules here Dave, all you have to do is read them. And those rules are enforced, with fairness and equality for each and every member. What...
Dipping coins is nothing new, it has been with us for well over a century. It was acceptable then and it is acceptable now, and there is a very...
Are you happy with the results ? Looks like you got a mixed bag compared to your expectations. One interesting thing, for me anyway, has come of...
Yeah, there are things we allow, and things we do not allow. But a certain level of what you call confrontational behavior needs to be allowed for...
Dear God Frank he'll be older than me by the time he gets finished :D
The coins in today's Mint Sets are processed a little differently. Yes they are struck on special presses with a higher striking pressure, and...
There are basically 4 things, if used correctly, that you can use to safely (or properly) clean coins: distilled water, acetone, xylene, and coin...
That's all well and good Eddie, but it still doesn't obviate this - the legal definition of a visual work of art. Visual Artists Rights Act -...
Brandon there is much to know when it comes to coins, more than you can even imagine. To put that into perspective for you I first began studying...
Simply put, coins begin to tone the instant they leave the press. And they will continue to tone throughout the course of their lives. Virtually...
The pictures are just fine according to the best Avast has to offer for anti-virus. Could simply be a false positive.
Good article, but I'm not sure it pertains to what we are talking about, pictures of coins. There is no dispute that artistic photographs are and...
Well, not completely. I agree it is visibly undetectable, but simple deductive reasoning tells you when a coin has been dipped.
I have to strongly disagree. If a coin is dipped properly the coin is not harmed. Educated estimates say that 80% or more of all older coins in...
Good question, because 99% of the people involved in numismatics know better than to even waste their time looking at the Blue Book. To be honest,...
They include circulated grades in the indexes. But the circ grades are outnumbered by the MS grades for a couple of reasons. 1 - there are more MS...
It always varies depending on the dealer doing the selling. General rule of thumb has pretty much always been 10% over spot, but some dealers may...
They were indeed, and always attracted a crowd of others none of us even knew. It led to some quite interesting discussions. I had my first live...
Well it wouldn't quite be the first. We started having live CT meetings at coin shows, including the FUN show, many years ago, and I always...
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