Btw @Jeffjay we are not talking about acetone "dip" but dip that specifically removed toning/tarnish.
Coin dip to remove tarnish if you want it gone. Good chance that will clear up, but if you overdip it will lose mirror finish and still have the...
This. Its always tough when such a coin circulates afterwards. The bright red gouge mark disappears, and any metal raised to the surface gets...
I agree sir. I know I am lucky to like in a time in which I can buy Japanese cars and know I will get 250,000 miles out of them with not much in...
I have to tell you @TIF, you got my blood pumping when I saw that huge box and mentioned bronzes. I love getting huge boxes of ancient coins. I...
I simply do not know why people pay these prices for new cars nowadays. I can probably afford it more than many others, but I felt horrible paying...
I wouldn't have any idea what a stimulus check is.... :( All I know I am sure my taxes will be going up for a very long time to pay for all of...
I am not a condition snob in the least. I collect VG coins all day long if it fits a purpose. I was never one for BU US coins when I collected...
The pic looks like a fourree.
Hadn't thought about it. I just looked and I joined 10 years ago last June.
My first gold I didn't really purchase. It was a quarter ounce AGE I won at our coin club's show raffle. Instead of selling the tickets given to...
From that picture, the only clue I would have that it is fake is the roundness of the holder. Most Athenian tets are not very round, and are...
You could also try on Cointalk here. Research what dealers would offer, and try to do better here Paypal F&F or net regular Paypal. Most dealers...
I agree. Nero for some reason issued simply tons of billion tetradrachms. They are by far the most common tets from Roman Egypt. His minor copper...
I would disagree about the military. While one needs an adequate one in order to defend oneself, military power is usually a reflection of...
China seems to be on a better footing. China's main risk is political, not economic. I know, lots of bad loans on state firms books and shadow...
I look back at what I was (would like to say smart but just lucky) from Frank and others years ago. Group lots of full XF silvered late Romans,...
This. Before a certain date, and I would argue before 2014 as I own lots of 2011's etc, they were sold as mainly bullion at the time but have...
Wang Mang was an interesting character. Robert Tye wrote a wonderful article about his reign and coinage reforms. Here is a link:...
Oh heck yeah. Everyone has an opinion. Anyone who thinks their opinion is "right" on an economic issue that can have 10,000 cause and effects is...
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