The real good stuff would come from chemical supply houses, but check the purity of the stuff from hardware stores, it is probably good enough.
Ruben, great coin, wish it were mine. Good case point. Is this coin cleaned? The fields are somewhat scratched but don't show the...
So!! You are a time traveler from the past, as we suspected.
For God's sake don't try cleaning it!
[IMG] Originally Posted by mrbrklyn [IMG] The nice brown tone makes one wonder why anyone would attempt to clean such a coin. Maybe...
Sorry not to be more help, but the coin is Chinese (Taiwan) and is year 62 (from what i don't know) and has a value of 5 of some unit. My wife is...
If you ask a dealer to find an item, you are establishing a verbal contract. He should do the best he can within the cost restraints you place on...
The analogy of a tree falling in the woods is actually very apt. Lets use the example of the FE cent our friend from Brooklyn posted. He says it...
If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one around, is there a sound. I repeat my allegation that "If you cannot tell a coin has been...
Since you are a Jefferson expert, just think of it as toning on the way to being a "black beauty". Brown nosing is just as abhorent as...
If you cannot tell a coin has been cleaned, it has not been cleaned. If you can tell it has been cleaned, it has been cleaned.
But it is not up to you. Unless you have appointed yourself as a moderator. I think the moderators do just enough.
Sounds like you have your mind already made up. If you were buying them, would having them slabbed make you pay any more?
Nice example. Without looking at the coin in-hand, and assuming it is not an incredible rarity that was not PF-70 before, I think you did a good...
You are a saint.
This gets to be an intensely emotional subject with many on this forum. Many of the members here are super-serious collectors who have mostly or...
Adolesence.
"You can't cheat an honest man so never smarten up a sucker or wise up a chump" W C Fields (only applies if you ae not the sucker or chump)
I admitted in a previous post that, in haste, I actually bought a silver-plated item similar to this one (Yes, I know this one is gold). I...
It just occurs to me that if you use white vinegar (dilute acetic acid) or most any other agent to "clean" a coin, it should be followed up by...
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