It might be interesting to try it, but the admonition to use distilled water (or deionized water - basically the same thing) is a good one. I can...
Many on the "other side of the story" are wearing aluminum foil hats.
Medoraman, compare the 7 on Lehigh's coin and on gbroke's coin, they both look low to me too. There is a proof 1897 for sale on e-bay that looks...
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So is gold and silver still going down in this month-old post?
Hey Dude, wish you did have that million dollar error. Maybe you'll find it tomorrow, keep looking. Welcome to CoinTalk, lurk for awhile and see...
Not real good on these, but the cent appears to be a vice job. Gripper vice jaw on the front and another coin on the reverse.
Could this "wear" have come from die pollishing?
Exactly my point, not necessarily for his coin or your coin, but in general. For you, would you gain more in value from the increased rating...
I see dead people.
Water won't do much for surface oils, acetone followed by xylene would probably work. If you don't have xylene, try charcoal starter, but blot...
That white stuff looks almost like verdegris, only white instead of green. It could be dehydrated verdegris and have the white appearance. A...
Just out of curiosity, what are the chances of cracking an MS-64 out and sending it back in for regrading and have it come back as an MS-65. Are...
Let me give the CocaCola thing a shot. Surface corrosion on copper coins is called toning when it is a surface phenomenon and is only a few atoms...
Yeah, I don't agree with leaving the oil on the surface, this is where the xylene would help. As long as it is used enough to remove the oil and...
Thanks for the correction, I was refering to Veredicare. I know Doug complains that acetone will stain/tone copper, but I don't think xylene...
The overwhelming majority of people in this forum will tell you to 1) leave them alone or 2) rinse/soak with distilled water and possibly rinse...
Great idea, give it a try, you might get a great deal!
If you are talking about throwing out the pill containers, first check on the bottom to see what plastic it is from the number (check on Google)...
For a number of years now I have re-started collecting coins. One coin I have REALLY wanted for all that time and some time before that is a...
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