Well!!! I never...actually I deserved that. I knew half way through that I would probably make a mistake (or should that be misteak). I have to...
One thing I noticed is that a lot of the buys are from sellers who are selling other stuff. Perhaps coins are not their forte.
He has 3 more if you are interested, and three from 1965!!! Only $2 shipping.
If your purpose is to remove gum and grime, you could also use steel wool, a wire brush or the proverbial rock tumbler. The whole point is that...
Come on, proof-read these things. Mylar flip, Roll (not role), Dry (I know, typo). Sorry but these things bug and take away from the legitimacy...
THE answer, but let me add - If you want to sanitize coins without hurting their value, you could 1) soak them in water for a day or so to loosen...
I've wondered about this, but I don't think it is a general rule. Which ones do you think it would be true for?
Since gold is almost completely inert, it would pass through your body unchanged. Now if it were jagged pieces, it could puncture something on...
Agree 100%. I saw a posting recently that I am not going to hunt for where the poster said something about really liking a coin, except for a...
I have had the Indian sweets with both gold and silver layers. Conspicuous consumption to da max. On a related note (about melting) I once...
All excellent suggestions, as is common on CoinTalk. One suggestion - can't go wrong with a proof set. Take a look in the Red Book and read...
Wheat cents are solid alloy. How much does the cent weigh? This might not tell much because there is wear (weight loss) and what appears to be...
Big Mouth, I was just about to start a thread about interesting credit card numbers!
I kind of like putting the P mint mark on it though.
IMG - International Martian Graders
Number one, this is a coin forum, so why would any other news other than that about coins be mentioned? Number two, it was done because we are...
Yeah, but now it costs 10 to 100X as much!
Went back and took another look at the coin. One of the "saving graces" it might have is that the verdigris is moderately even with no areas of...
Beautiful coins that are actually enhanced by the patina. To keep the patina from continuing to grow (and it will continue under certain...
Really look forward to seeing what it does. Contact BadThad and let him know, he might want to use some of your pics.
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