I feel compelled to respond after better than a half century of buying/selling/trading "tangibles", operating businesses while being gainfully...
Let's get realistic!! The current intrinsic value of that cent is virtually nothing. The "fantasy" CDN Blue Sheet states that buyers are...
A possible occurrence/distraction during a gentile gentil listing? Yes Kids, avoid some multi-tasking events while typing.
Maybe FOPA would require less effort? JMHO
I generally try to purchase their coins "sight seen", having removed from slabs, and resubmitted to NGC and PCGS as "raw". Generally, I've found...
I must take exception to your example, as us "survivalists" often live in an area where our water is commonly known as extremely "hard water"...
I'll attempt to simply answer your general questions, and others will probably amplify/elaborate. The subject of cleaning/conservation in the...
There is only the option you gave to me, that some conditions require "conservation" by their TPG affiliate to acquire a grade, dependent upon the...
There is an appreciable difference between generating further damage to a coin covered in residue, and removing the residue to view underlying...
I STATED: "my summary"(a.k.a. known as the final statement)
It appears that you and Kurt are from the same school! Kurt espousing: NEVER, EVER (i.e. only absolutes in life generally are Death and Taxes),...
I've enjoyed your open-minded discussion enough that I will locate/send you a mint state Mercury dime that has been stored in a recommended holder...
Kurt, thanks for asking. If you'd read some of my earlier posts 7-8 years ago, you would have learned that as the elder of 5 children, when my...
My response was intended to answer a believed constructive query, not to entertain a pompous human with gnat-like tendencies, believed to spout...
Kurt, you've again supplied your unsupported subjective assessment. As a fortune 500 firm Senior Engineering Specialist with more than 40 years...
Lubricate def: to make something smooth or slippery. i.e. wetted surfaces reduce stiction. e.g. whatever is used for soaking to be applied before...
In my long term learning process where I've ruined some expensive coins, I've been amazed at how sensitive the surface of a "90%" Silver or Gold...
As previously stated, I believe the term cleaned is subjective, possibly unrelated to a physical action, but occasionally an unsupported...
"My dear friend", if one is familiar with polar "i"dentities as taught in relative elementary Calculus, I believe they will realize that the...
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