Tungsten has pretty much the same density as gold, so gold plated tungsten would pass a density test. Check out the link...
Not that I don't trust you, but I don't know you. How would it be detectable? I agree that harsh cleaning will leave traces, especially if they...
But if you have a big jar of pennies (sorry, read that as American cents) that your Grand Uncle Fred has been collecting and that has dirt, dust...
There actually is a chemical called Saran, but I don't think it is available as a food wrap anymore. The commercially available "Saran" is...
So where in your compendium comes soaking in water to remove surface dirt, rinsing with distilled water or alcohol to remove minerals and then...
I wasn't going to post, but I will. Cleaning coins, harshly cleaning coins, conserving coins, what does it all mean? Coins can be really dirty....
"Those were the days my friend, We thought they'd never end"
One of the reasons they have mutual funds is it is not a real good idea to put all your eggs in one basket. Given your two conditions, however, I...
That's disgusting. How did you get in my house to take that picture!!?
At least the cats won, so I am happy. Congrats to the coin winners.
Very attractive coin except for the little bit of stuff just above the 3 and to the left of the 8. Could this be improved with some acetone? I...
Yeah, but 99.7% positive! (Sarcasm noted)
That was my first thought, then I saw that post on counterfeits and, at least, the slab sez it is genuine. I saw a bunch more just today that...
[IMG] Originally Posted by Kentucky [IMG] Go cats! I'll respect that. My first year of school was at U of L, but I graduated from UK.
Just reading a thread showing lots of fake large cents. Maybe it makes sense to leave it in the slab. Still don't know why someone would slab a...
Hear - Hear - Hip Hip Hooray
Yeah, I wondered why it was slabed. I have no plans to sell it, but as far as keeping the tag and revealing it, does surface damage REALLY need...
So should I sell my Cabbage Patch dolls?
I am an eclectic collector of coins who collects what interests me at the moment. I have some nice coins and lots that are of interest to me....
Have you actually weighed these medals? If so, what do they actually weigh?
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