If a coin is improperly cleaned ( abrasive ), the resulting scratches will generally be deeper than wide and will reflect bright lines, seen when...
Before anyone jumps up and down with a modern cent without the VDB on the shoulder that is suppose to have one( worth a million at least :) ),...
No problem, everyone has different opinions and that is acceptable. I feel the same way about all of the mint's output lately as you do about the...
But that was done to try and prolong a conventional mint striking, and I see no reason for not including them as the person doing the activity was...
And put a shredder near the front door to put those special reports in immediately. It is odd, how those 2 stocks have similar MO and events. Both...
These are usually not true variety collectors, mostly those unknowing as to the value. Most of the varieties struck since single squeeze hub...
Prospector, Do you have a weight of the coin? Jim
It is rather epidemic in all areas of eBay, as it can save large selling fees. Look that this one...
I am assuming it is silver based coin. If so, I think the "staining" is really toning/tarnish and the way it would be treated is most likely with...
Really, this is like the saying "buy the coin and not the slab". If the coin is one a person wants, the postage is a small matter. I have seen...
I couldn't access the full article as I didn't have subscription, so I do not know how they were produced. But the way it reads, one could not...
Gold Hydroxide is a substance that is not found in gold deposits or any metal exposed to air. It is manufactured under nitrogen gas by...
I guess I should mention for any real copper newbie, "RED" as in coin grading lingo is the "normal" in the OP. The others are "BROWN", although I...
I am certain it is not just the combination of the 2 only. Storage differences can limit the amount of oxygen and environmental sulfides can...
But in a USA sweatshop!!!!
Copper(1) oxide Cu2O has a reddish color Copper(2) oxide CuO has a blackish color The one listed as "normal" has a specific proportion of the 2...
Hey, I just added a thread about luster and flow lines, even mentioned Doug :) http://www.cointalk.com/t126215/
I also believe that gold coins tone, but I still must say there is no scientific evidence for pure gold ( 100% or at least 99.999%) to tone under...
Yes. but they didn't say how much. I would have been interested if it was more than .1 %, since gold doesn't actually combine with the silver...
This is a highly charged emotional subject. Even within this thread, there are several areas, that many would argue on both sides. And some of the...
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