This area can be quite confusing and difficult for someone new in metals to understand. By old usage, "bullion" has been used with such base...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/424/if-ivory-soap-is-99-and-44-100-pure-whats-the-other-56-100 Ivory seems to be 99.44% fatty acids and...
Lol, Here is an article from the same source as yours, about asteroid misses. Of course, scientists had known for months, that they would miss...
It is impossible to get all of the states in the US to agree on a set state tax situation. Some have it, some don't, rates vary, deductions vary,...
Today seems to confirm the reaction of precious metals more to the US dollar than other worldly factors such as N. and S. Korea, China and Russia...
If I might give a contrarian point of view. Russia and China relationship historically has not been one of trust, and this appears to be a...
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Could be that one has followed the easing of grade ( Au --> MS) over the years and the other has stuck with his original learning of grades.
This was once a real collecting situation in philately, but along with collecting sheets, it has shown over the years to be of little value. I...
Sometimes a smear of graphite lock lubricant powder can reveal a little of the date, but if the coin is as bad as described, probably not. Jim
Doubtful, as the paper is much softer than metal, although minute scratches could occur on the edges if dust ( mainly quartz with harness well...
But don't expect the postal service to just hand out the insurance if it is lost. A friend sent a registered, insured for $7,000, tracking, the...
Ok, I am one. I have lost money on stocks, options, and I have made money on both. Doesn't matter if anyone believes me or not, that is of no...
Lucyray, perhaps definitions vary a little, but to me bullion is specific as to weight and purity, whereas "junk" has to be tested and validated...
There are those here who would disagree, but from my side, acetone might result in spotting appearing, if there is already contamination on the...
As far as detecting acetone, according to published documents, including various biochemical and MSDS, pure acetone evaporates 100% with no...
Then a couple of days before putting the box in the SDBox, put all of it and a silica gel pack in a zip lock and seal it. Then remove the Silica...
. Also shows that a zip lock will prevent air/moisture from getting into the coin environment. Jim
If you squeeze the air out of the zip lock or use a vacuum zip lock, you most likely wouldn't need the silica gel. However, if you do put one in...
If this was a relatively modern cent, the most frequent answer would be a "dryer coin". I think the concept is still the proper one, but being an...
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