There are literally thousands of words that if you asked 100 different people to define those words and explain what they meant - you would get a...
You're far from being alone in your thinking that gold does not tone Chris, I know that. The idea that gold does not tone has been the accepted...
I don't know if coingeek12 ever had anything in the Gallery, or not. But when I searched the Gallery yesterday, he did not have anything there then.
There is no distinction between the two terms - cleaning and conserving - they are both the same thing. Conserving or conservation is nothing more...
As I have suggested many times, anybody who wants to prove to themselves and see with their own eyes that gold, even pure gold, tones - can easily...
Galen, coins can tone to many different colors under certain conditions, but the most common color of all for a silver coin to tone is a shade of...
Yes, both of those things are possible. But that's what I was trying to explain above, there are also many, many, other things that could have...
Trey - your question about the strength of the loupe has already been answered. As for hairlines, hairlines are nothing more than very light...
That's just it, they were extremely regular. But I understand the reasoning for your comment. Files have existed since 2000-1500 BC. The worked...
Of course it's a different color. krugerrands are 91.67% gold and Buffalos are 99.99% gold. Krugerrands are made of an an alloy, Buffalos are not,...
Purely for the sake of discussion and understanding, I'd like to mention a few things. And everybody, please reply with your thoughts as well....
Angelo this coin had a total mintage of 50.
No argument that the grading standards were tougher back then. But the consensus opinion is that after all of these years that just about all of...
Teddy - wiping, no matter how gently or with what, will put hairlines on a coin. The Windex only makes it worse. Honestly, if any dealer ever...
The definition of a Proof is a coin that is struck from specially prepared dies and planchets, and struck more than once. That's all that is...
Don't forget, the early S mint Morgans are graded on a stricter basis than other date/mint combinations. So the coin may be graded correctly...
That's just it, it is not just two thin lines, pictures 3 & 4 clearly show more lines. When you look at pics 3 &4, that's when it looks like the...
I'd say it a little bit differently Matt to cover all bases. While the fields will usually show wear first, it is not impossible or unheard of for...
I'm in the 35 camp.
Oh I remember the thread, just like I remember how you and Paul told me I was crazy to even think that the mint ever used shovels to put the coins...
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