OK lawdogct, I just have been trying to say that with NORMAL contamination on copper coins it is copper sulfite or Sulfate. The amount scrapped...
I agree with putting it up on ebay for the most money. There are lots of nutty people out there that may buy it for lots more than it's worth....
I think I've told this story a hundred times but to repeat: Way back in the mid 70's the Mint came out with a thing called the Bicentennial coins....
Always glad to hear of a site for coins. Hey, thanks millions.
This entire post reminds me of a friend that always bought things from Marshal Fields because if it cost more it must be better. I wasted my time...
The prices of them is going up faster than for gasoline lately at the coin shows I've been going to.
About once a month I go to the bank and just get about 4 rolls of Half dollars. I spend them everywhere just to watch the look on peoples faces...
Didn't mean to start a controversary about contamination on coins. Glad I did though because I just learned there is a River with a strange name...
Great looking coin. What kind of camera? Most normal digital cameras work best with adaquate lighting. Actually even film cameras work best with...
I don't think normal people would ever go through the trouble to melt down a few pennies for the copper price. However, I've met a few...
Please note I'm not saying all green corrosion on coins is NOT Vertigris, I'm just stating that the chances are very, very slim. Being a chem...
I believe most people forget that many individuals that use EBAY have no other source for items they wish to buy. In many locations there are few,...
Kind of a one sided thread here. I think about half the world of collectors like the Morgan dollars. Every coins show I go to that's the one coin...
Please, please stop calling the green contamination on copper coins Verdigris. I'm not sure who started using that term but obviously was not a...
Tracy5900. Try to remember that tarnishing, corrosion, toning, etc on a coin is not like a contagious thing with living creatures. It shouldn't...
As I already said I've tried just about everything I could find to clean coins. I've only done it on coins that were already messed up or of...
I've never been able to find out why only certain coins have that reverse turned problem. It's common in Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes but very...
If you have the latest edition look at pages 392 and 393 for that price guide of the old Red Books. I collect them and have all editions from 8 to...
I think you did the right thing. You actualy stopped a crime. I too have seen to many situations like that. Overheard a guy selling a couple of...
I agree with cludsweeper99 to just experiment with a few of the coins you don't realy think are worth much. However, be careful of possible error...
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