I look forward to hearing what Doug has to say.
Sounds like you are having fun, which is the real point of the hobby to the large majority of people. Some of the posters here are dealers,...
I have panned for gold in Dahlonega.
What you do to your own coins is up to you. It's only if you are cleaning them with the intent to deceive a buyer by not telling them the coin...
If you took the coin to a jeweler or a college or university chemistry department, they could weigh it for you.
Are any selling lower than the gov sold them? (Obviously not 70's)
"A coin in the hand is worth more than a dozen photographs."
So would the VC just shed the xylene?
Look on the net for the God Penny experiment. Copper pennies are placed into a hot NaOH/zinc powder bath for a period of time in which a thin...
Looking forward to seeing what the coin will come out looking like. The pitting or roughness on some old copper coins is very common.
Just a few random thoughts. Most everyone on this forum will tell you that coins are about as good investment as playing the ponies. You should...
"And it is also said," answered Frodo: " 'Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.'"
Some free advice that is worth every penny you pay for it. All vegetable oils are long chain fatty acids. The acid part is so weak that it...
Wrong!!! Food isn't taxed...that is if it is food that has to be cooked and not food that is bought ready to be consumed...given that the...
[IMG] Originally Posted by Morgandude11 [IMG] DO NOT clean any coins. Not a command, more of a commandment, and we know how many people break...
A copper surface discolors fairly fast due to the reaction of copper with oxygen to form oxides of copper. These oxides of copper will react with...
Send him a question on e-bay and ask him.
Blujish???!!!
I have a 1794, but not as granular. Is this a scan? Scanning brings out all defects and makes everything look worse. I treated mine with...
Actually you could just put a drop on the place where you want to bring out the date.
Separate names with a comma.
