Had almost forgotten this thread, but seeing this response reminded me of when you would empty your pockets of coins onto the table on into a...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Easy one, I was in graduate school and started getting stuff from a company called First Coinvestors, which I think was an old...
Scanners do odd things to coins. You really can't see luster, and toning is usually way off even if you do any manipulation. Scanning does seem...
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[IMG] Originally Posted by buddy16cat [IMG] She is wearing draping, baggy clothing. She is from the 1800s and is modest. 1800's is the 19th...
Hey, fun stuff. When I was a young kid we would sometimes go out to eat supper in one of our local restaurants in a town of 2,000-3,000. I was...
I think it is an attractive coin. If the coin surface shows heavy parallel cleaning marks, the value would probably be a multiple of bullion...
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About rock tumblers. If you use them the other way around, they are called ball mills. When I worked in magnetic recording tape production, ball...
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[ATTACH] But when I tried that my coins came out looking like this!
I think I saw a mesh bag at a store, is that what it is used for?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Old-RARE-1985-Engelhard-Prospector-1-2-OZ-Ounce-Assay-Sealed-GOLD-Rounds-/280917590542?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item41...
Is there a limit on the number of sets I can buy? These will probably outperform my 401k.
Heating acetone is not a particularly good idea, aside from being dangerous (as people have said) I don't think any stripping effect would be...
Zinc coating, see your other posting.
Seems is very misleading. Balance a ruler on a pencil, place your cent on one end and a "normal" cent on the other AT EQUIVALENT PLACES for...
Since it is a 1960, it should be a 95% copper coin and weigh 3.11 g. If it is lighter, it could be an off-metal error on some kind of blank....
Caz, run out and buy a Lottery ticket quick! Congrats
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