I used to be amazed at how much people on ebay will pay for almost anything. Jay Leno used to have a thing for stuff found on ebay and some of the...
I noticed your from Illinois. So again I bring up the possible flea market, if that is where you may have purchased that set. From my experiences...
I well understand your reluctance in removing them from what they are in but it really is difficult to give complete thoughts on such coins when...
Don't get me wrong as I said such info is really great for many, many individuals. Many ask exactly what is ment by this or that all the time on...
Not to contradict you but I've been experimenting with coins in Acetone for several years now. I've read all types of stories on how it does this...
As I started out that post with a you really shouldn't but I guess that is not strong enough for many. So yes your correct, those and many other...
The above is really more true than most will admit. Fads in any hobby come and go and I suspect that toned coins are just that. I might be wrong...
What I would like to know is do you remember where you got that set? If at the flea market, you may want to go back to that same place and look...
This now depends on where you live. Around me in Illinois I've now been told by Chase and Bank of America they will no longer carry half dollars....
I know that many try to help others with information but wouldn't it have been much easier to just reference the numerous places where such...
You really shouldn't but if you wanted to make Copper look new there are many ways to do that. Naturally one is to use most metal polishes for...
I agree with the long time ago. If it was cleaned recently it was by someone that had no idea of what cleaning means. Looks like a nice coin.
Much truer than you think. At coin shows I've found that there are many dealers that can not tell if a coin is AT or NT. And as one dealer was...
Actually not to complicated. It's called the Toned Coin Collector's Society. www.tonedcoins.org A complete forum on nothing but toned coins...
Some time ago I found some Lincoln Cents with mint marks all over the place. I contacted the expert, www.coppercoins.com and was told that thoes...
WELCOME TO THE FORUM. If you stick around you'll see many such posts about those types of coins. Not long ago there was a massive amount of...
DARN, beat me to that one. However, those coins probably will not have any headaches either. Now if they contained Viagra, those coins may do...
Here is one more situatioin that always brings me to thinking about just selling off everything before it's to late. A neighbor and good friend...
With the computer age, web sites like this, she will soon enough be teaching you all about coins.
That is so true. And in some areas those same nice, shinny pipes turn green almost over night. Copper is so reactive that there are massive...
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