I actually bought a bunch of Mexican silver from a guy on Craigslist and then sold some of it to a dealer to recoup the money I spent and ended up...
Check how much a nickel weighs. Tells you if the scale is right or not. Should be 5.000 g. And a dollar bill will weigh 1.0 g.
I think I see zinc on the reverse.
Saw this on Craig's List...anyone want me to buy them for them? $300 http://ventura.craigslist.org/clt/5607084822.html [ATTACH]
Maybe he just had a small head?
With most coinage metals, weak (ammonia) or strong (potassium hydroxide) bases are not terribly reactive, much less so than with acids. Prolonged...
Just checked, they have ASE's for $18.95
True, and that green could be caused by PVC plasticizer. Acetone would work for that.
I don't think that I have seen anyone say that acetone would remove verdigris. The only thing that acetone would do for verdigris would be to...
Good question, the longevity of paper is so limited that you would have to find a stash of dollars that had been lying around for awhile. I think...
I have bid on coins and then (on advice from the CoinTalk professionals:cyclops:) have told the seller that I have changed my mind (for reason)...
I remember an old magic trick that went...ask someone to select a nickel from their pocket and "magically" identify it as a 1964 nickel.
I would have guessed Austria and the Maria Theresa Thaler...thanks for the history.
Welcome to CoinTalk. Browse and have fun here. Your pictures are great. Very nice re-punched mintmark. Coins are struck in machines that place...
Probably the most "bang for your buck" for older uncirc would be Morgans or Peace Dollars.
But sometime you can tell a hawk from a handsaw.
Dougie found some dynamite, Couldn't understand it quite, Curiosity never pays, It rained Dougie seven days.
BTW...mostly because the compounds which can be formed between these compounds and silver COMPOUNDS are explosive, silver itself doesn't react so...
Wasn't there a trial piece that to increase the actual metal value to one cent that they had a silver plug in the center?
Please get one thing straight. The caustic nature of a chemical can be a warning sign, and the strength of the solution is also important. I...
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