The short answer to your first question is acetone. Make sure it is the pure stuff, you can get it at any hardware store (I got mine at Wal-Mart)...
Are you in the greater CHicago area? I have done the black dot treatment to a handful of boxes (I use a sharpie) when I've had a bad run and was...
Plastic made for food storage (including Tupperware) is forbidden by US law from containing PVC, therfore Tupperware is safe for coin storage, as...
ahhh, the good ol' days of living with Mom...I seriously underestimated how nice it was for someone else to be making the mortgage payment ;)
since you mentioned having a limited budget I recommend the Peace Dollars, that is a shorter series an has fewer keys (and no coins that require...
KLJ--1968, I believe
keep all 1970 and earlier coins (they are silver), also keep any 1987 ones too (they were never released for circulation and have very low...
Speedy's right, DONT buy this one raw, especially on eBay!
Welcome, there is a lot of info and good advice to be found here!
It sounds like quite a set, I am working on something similar, I'm just quite a ways behind you!
no, not really, there are a handful of the Walkers that command a pretty steep premium even in low grade, unless you stuck to a short set of...
nice Bill! That's one of my favorites of your works. Thanks for sharing!
Announcement!! --GDJMSP has just passed 5000 posts on CT! This is a great milestone, especially considering the depth and insight of his posts....
hmmm, I think it may just be an effect of the photography and lighting because while the coin has really good luster I don't think it is a proof....
It's been 2 or 3 weeks and I know he has pretty good turnover in that bin because I've been been there only a few days apart and it was vastly...
And that guy's got LOTS of "treasure"!
This is almost always a dead give-away that the coins in question WILL be overpriced.
I didn't say "junk box" I said "junk silver box" the difference is that the junk box usually contains international coins or other interesting...
1964 Peace Dollar, 1974 Aluminum cent, 1878CC Trade Dollar I'm sure there are others, but this is what I came up with off the top of my head;...
I strongly recommend using an auction house as opposed to eBaying it. eBay can be a fabulous place, but for a rarity like yours I am certain that...
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