Gold is a different story (sort of). Gold is VERY resistant to change. It's close to inert to most things. The "sort of" part arises because most...
Why take a chance? Go somewhere and spend $5-10 for a hard plastic container. A Tupperware-type container would be nice if you could be sure of...
Thanks. It's for a MS-67 War Nickel set I'm slowly putting together. As long as I stay away from FS coins it's not all that expensive. All of them...
I use Excel also. But for those who are smarter than I, MS Access is another possibility. It comes packaged with a version of MS Office and is a...
It's most likely that the green is some sort of copper compound produced when elements and compounds in the environment react with the copper in...
Stick with slabbed coins on eBay. EXCEPTION: The value is too low to merit faking/counterfeiting/altering. Then you only would have to worry about...
Great going. I'm green with envy. (Oops, probably shouldn't say "green" when talking about copper.) Closest I ever came was a stamp that was...
Been a while since I acquired a coin. Not spectacular but fits with a set I'm working on. [IMG]
Interesting. We were born the same year. But your "birth year to present" collection is WAY ahead of mine. I only did my birth year.
Nice. Looks original. And I agree with the VF.
The damage has been done. It is now a space filler.
1 - Lincoln Wheat-Back Cent (date unknown) 2 - 1960 Mercury Comet 3 - 55 years
It doesn't happen often, but if a coin early on collects some sort of debris in the nooks and crannies, the surfaces under the debris can be...
For key and semi-key date/mm combos looks at catalog value, not mintage. Often in the older silver coins you can find coins with high mintages,...
Also olive oil is slightly acidic which marginally "improves" a coin's surfaces. I had a 1909-SVDB with advanced PVC residue damage. It was soaked...
If I can get into the Basic Grading class, there's a strong chance I'll go.
The coin I was looking at is in one of the new "gold" label ANACS holders. Didn't ANACS change ownership with the past year? That could explain...
Welcome to the insanity that many of us are infected with. The Red Book is a very good starting point if you intend to collect US coins. You get...
I asked ANACS the question. Here's the answer straight from the horse's mouth: MS60 is the highest grade given to "problem coins". Therefore a...
A type set is ALWAYS a work in progress. You'll fill holes, and some years from now you may be able to afford better. Then you do an upgrade. OR...
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