Not sure but you don't sound like your going to sell them so in that case welcome to the world of coin collecting. Now if those Mercury Dimes are...
Completely WELCOME. Now as for your coins. Before you do anything, acquire some books, magazines, etc on coins and learn what you have before you...
Of course but you will not usually get this from a coin just being exposed to air. Usually copper Acetate is derived from exposure to many...
I doubt that X-rays would bring out the date. Now an Electron Microscope might do it. Renting one from the Fermi or Abbott Labs would only cost...
One dealer I know uses some kind of lable maker thing that comes in a spool and you just type in what you want, tear off that part, peal off the...
You must note that although one person has no ill effects from a carpeted shelf in a safe that means very little. There are probably just as many...
I predict that in about 20 years all the state quarters will be put back into circulation with the Bicentennial ones. Just to many being saved.
This is really true of digital cameras. For some reason they take more light than film cameras. One thing to check on in the instructions is if...
Ever notice when someone finds great things in rolls from a bank they never will tell you where that bank is?
They no longer have to. In the old days they hired people to do that work. Now they have a basement full of designers chained to the walls and if...
I remember all this just to well. Back then myself and several others went nuts stockpiling as many of those quarters as possible. Just recently...
I have to agree with that. And also, I think you should be worried about the invironment you have coins in if that happens not only for the coins...
Everyone aware there is now a web site called hoardingcopper.com? It is all about copper cents(pennies). The value around here at coin shows is...
I've heard we have coin clubs around here in Chicago but I've also heard people that go to them are never heard from again. :odd:
Now that is a silly answer. Everyone knows the easiest way is to use a torch and simply melt the plastic off. Placing in a blast furnace will...
With H2O2 remember the worst thing you can do with copper is expose it to Oxygen. What you think is Vertigris is in reality usually Copper...
One important thing is the location of your coins. If you live in a house remember that humidity is heavy and will settle to the lowest point of a...
I suggest you go to the numerous stores that sell digital cameras and just look, ask lots of questions. Check out the adds in the papers, also....
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