I have never, ever claimed that acetone affects copper all of the time Thad. Only that it does so some of the time. Question is, how much of that...
Whizzing not only definitely moves metal, it removes metal.
Reports of upgrades, downgrades, no grades to grades, and grades to no grades, and same grades, abound. They always have and always will.
I understand your thinking, but once a fingerprint has been on a coin for more than a few days - the damage already is permanent. And at that...
This comment is one of the reasons why I was so against the idea of the TPGs putting problem coins in slabs to begin with. And why they refused to...
We've discussed this several times before, and to me the problem is far bigger than juicing the pics. The problem to me is that most folks don't...
A couple of things, some normal wear and tear, die scratches, and probably a couple of spots from rust being on the die.
There is indeed a wealth of information contained in those magazines. But it's kind of like books, unless you read them all and study them all it...
Turbans are one of the few examples of early US coinage that I really like, the design just appeals to me. The slab tell us the coin was tooled,...
I'll always be among the first to say that different pictures can and will show you different things. But no picture can show you something that...
Not exactly. Yes, you can clean a coin properly and not do any harm to the coin. But that does not mean that you cannot tell that the coin has...
Well, kinda. But if a planchet flaw is severe enough the coin won't even be slabbed as an error, even if you do pay for it. By all means, of...
Granted the picture looks different but I still see that line across the L.
The situation back then was the same as it has been throughout recorded history, that being that the small change, the smaller denominations, are...
Submitting them in the govt. packaging will make no difference at all in the outcome because they will be removed from that packaging before the...
Rubbing alcohol is always a bad idea for coins. That is because on average it is only 70% alcohol. The rest is made up of water, dye, and perfume...
A 1950 cent that is magnetic ? A few possibilities I can think of. 1 - it's an out and out fake, a counterfeit. 2 - it's a genuine mint error,...
These are the codes and descriptions that PCGS uses for problem coins. No Grades PCGS will not grade and encapsulate any coins with the...
Yes it is often true that they cross and yes it is true that more than a few upgrade. But it is by no means always true in either case.
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