Surprised to get a large envelope from PCGS today. I thought maybe my renewal was due, but it was a very nice coin calendar, with major shows...
An EF or lower coin, especially smaller ones, should have some grime from wear, generally in the crevices of the devices ( such as lettering) and...
Welcome to the forum Geese55! It would probably give you the best basis for the future. I mean photos would allow us to give opinions, but they...
The top probably from messing around with wirecutters or scissors. I could make the third image from a screwdriver tip and mallet, last looks like...
I am also. After about the first 100 coins, I realize I have been daydreaming and who knows what I have missed. But once I see one, the...
Plasticizers in flexible PVC (esters of phthalic acid) can migrate from the plastic to surrounding objects ( coins) and with humidity from the...
That is a very good point~ that any storage method can be variable depending on environmental factors, and I should have mentioned that one's...
That is a little harsh in my opinion, but NES has a "reputation". Do a google search and when you go to their website, they show one of their...
If the storage time is less than a year or so, then you might wish to balance the negatives. Plasticized PVC flips are dangerous in the long term,...
At first, I was surprised that brockage could occur on a handmade coin, but I researched it out and found it could. Thanks for expanding my...
Looks like RPM-21 to me. Maybe it is -34 or a new one. The photo has a little glare that makes it hard to see at the top of the D. Check out 21 on...
Unfortunately the use of the term "cleaned" is not well defined numismatically. Basically, if cleaning can be detected by an experienced grader,...
Unless a person feels secure detecting removed mintmark from a 1928-S, I would only buy a certified one. No return kills it. Jim
I wrote a long response also until I realized that several of my early computer and telephone activities might still be under statue of...
Hmmm, Doug's "Tough Love Coin Grading" company. :eek: The label will be about 5 x 7 to give all of the admonishments we normally get :) We...
Congratulations!! Hope all is well ! Great Coins. Jim
In several threads currently live, people are concerned about TPG companies scamming consumers, counterfeit slabs and/or coins. Each day,there are...
If you can, you might post a photo of the best one, and maybe we could help. Jim
Petroleum jelly ( Vasoline) has small quantities of Hydroxypropanoic acid as well as EDTA, both of which can react with copper. How long and how...
Cellophane has a slight porosity. Not enough that if you squeeze it, it will deflate rather than pop. Given enough time, slight differences in air...
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