I agree. Olive oil is noted for darkening a coin. I never really "got" why olive oil is used to clean coins. Yes, it was available 100 years ago....
Not your fault at all sir. I apologize on behalf of CT for your thread being derailed. I am glad though you received the advice you sought.
I wish there was a "unlike" button. On some other sites if a post gets a certain amount of "unlikes" it starts to fade, and enough of them hides...
Yeah, the 31 s is like the 09 s vdb. Both issues were heavily saved right after issuance, so much so that high grade examples are actually more...
I guess I would simply ask where this statement of us "running out" comes from. Is there some resource you can point me to showing how we are...
I remember when gold was $50 an ounce, then $800, then $300, then $1850, now $1200. I never bought gold from the mint since it was almost always...
Why? If most come from the mint as 69 or 70's, and only 70's carry any premium, how could you possibly believe that one direct from the mint,...
Maybe they were released earlier, or melted then. I distinctly remember comments on the Treasury stockpiles stating they were so old there were...
I kind of wish I had an idea of what is in my SDB, but otoh its kind of fun to rummage around and find coins you have no clue you owned. There is...
Maybe NGC world coins certifies, idk. Best defense, of course, is good books, good dealers, and personal experience IMHO. I literally have no...
Yeah, Thad is right. How US collectors view such things, it can never be saved. I guess I am too used to ancients.
Something is SERIOUSLY wrong with the last 1 in the second coin. There is no way that is authentic, and it does not look like damage. When...
Yeah, the GSA was supposedly from "unpicked" coins left over in GSA vaults, but mysteriously were mostly CC's. :( Weren't there SL dollars in...
Depends on how much water you put it in. Distilled water acts by absorbing mineral ions, thereby removing them from the coin. I would throw it in...
Eh, at least it is showing its genuine, which is what I mainly value a slab for. I am guessing this is mass slabbed documentation of some "hoard"...
I won't comment on why it had to be a woman to pick out a poor Hercules with a tiny little club..... I am sure this Hercules would tell you its...
Yes, there are a tremendous amount of fakes out there. These two, (seller's photographs), match to known good examples from both "Siamese Coins,...
Lol, well if the "beaten path" of ancients are Greek and Roman, this is so far off the beaten path I doubt you could find it with a GPS and a...
Cannot think why Excel would not be quick and easy to use for such a task. Nice "gallic captive", or Vercingetorix, denarius btw. :)
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