Posts like this always remind me of when I purchased a 1921S Lincoln Cent in a 2x2 and was graded as MS-65. Fantastic looking coin. I wanted to...
Countries like China and possibly others make both fake coins and fake slabs. WHY? Why not. Some are real coins in fake slabs, some fake coins in...
Due to the coin collecting craze increase lately, counterfieting of coins and slabs are also increasing. When you consider there are virtually...
Start with a Butane torch to loosen the stuff used to stick them together. ;) Just kidding of course. As already noted try the safest, cheapest,...
Hopefully your using a digital camera. If so most require a lot of light. My suggestion is to save lots of money and just go outside and use that...
1000% agreed. First thing would be to ask how many are willing to contribute monitarily.
It primarily depends on exactly what was done for dipping. If for instance a coin was dipped in just a really mild solution of some cleaning agent...
This substance is really great for house screens. I tried it once on some screens and it really made them look like new. One small problem. These...
Usually sort of live but remember that few shows today are really live. Many have time delays built in for the oddball, wierdo people that they...
Way, way back I used to work with a bunch of, sort of drinkers, in the downtown area of Chicago. At lunch we used to go to a place called...
As already noted a banks purpose is basically to take in money and/or distribute it as well as loans, etc. Many bank employees are just that,...
Nice coins. Must be nice to be rich enough for those.:smile
AHHH. So no one is aware of the Mint's latest promotion ideas. In the US Mint there is a new branch or department. It is called MESS. This...
I see examples of this all the time at coin shows. Lately about 50% of all coins at these shows are slabbed. Usually when I find a normal, not...
Your far from the only one doing those things. At many flea markets I see people constantly demonstrating metal polishes, auto polishes, furniture...
However it is fun sometimes to do go to those other forums and read some of those wierd things. So many forums and web sites mention how Acetone...
I will probably be ordering them soon myself. Every year I get about 10 sets for Christmas presents and a few for myself. Mine just go into a box...
Exactly.
[IMG] Placing coins in plastic has been around for a long, long time. Back in 1959 I did the above and one nice thing is the coins still all look...
Odd that this is so long a post since it has been brought up so many times. A search of this web site for cleaning coins, Acetone, etc should...
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