Most slabs are not waterproof. Definitely don't water on the inside. Cal
I usually use the little gauze pads designed to remove adhesive tape and its stick'em from skin. You can buy them in little sealed packets at...
I don’t see the value of “fresh”. If I’m looking to buy a particular type of coin in a particular grade, and if I like the coin, I couldn’t care...
The main lesson from the history of coin prices is that they can go up and down unpredictably. The same randomness will occur whether or not one...
It’s not of much value to collectors and dealers because they are interested in specific series or are buying one or a limited number of coins...
The only 1933 double eagles that the government (Treasury Dept.) considered to have left the mint legally were the two given to the Smithsonian....
The difference is that the Gov’ment has never tried to confiscate the 1913 V nickels but has confiscated 1933 double eagles ever since it learned...
The PCGS and NGC websites state clearly which problem coins go in slabs and which go in bags. And yes, you will be charged either way unless they...
Nice coin! Might be possible to remove the solder blob. Depends on its melting point. Need a soldering iron that can reach a high temp ......
Sounds like coins were found on government land. Usually landowner gets to keep the coins found their property unless: 1. the coins are...
Recently stumbled across a 1798 half eagle sold by Heritage last year that was in a PCGS holder, graded MS61, that had the wrong variety on the...
Good advice, Jim. However, a rinse with purified water after the initial acetone bath can have the benefit of removing potentially corrosive...
I used to toss in lowball bids on coins early in the bidding process just to get the coins in the "items you've bid on" web page. Some I was...
Unless you can get some graded MS68-69 or PR/SP69-70, state quarters aren't going to appreciate much for decades, maybe centuries. Even the...
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