I agree with Doug on the cotton cloth. Copper has hardness of 3, a young human nail about 2.5, gypsum 2, and talc 1. Take a new copper cent and...
I think that if honesty abounded among gold hoarders, Greed might be a larger factor than Fear of the dollar's position in the economy. Gold is...
I hope they mean that copper coins received before January 1, 2010 would be guaranteed. Otherwise, we might as well say that door is already...
From Hall of PCGS: There are about to be a lot of new things coming out of PCGS...in my opinion, monumental things. Some of it we'll charge for,...
Leemw, The 55/55 DDO Coin you show is well worth sending to a professional conservator, not cleaned by even a well experienced person. It...
I use these albums also, as I like the design for the labeling (adding your own entries, or removing other entries). Unfortunately, the pages that...
Looking at the Heritage archives all of the Jefferson PCGS 45-P DDR are FS-030. And every NGC one that is labeled is labeled FS030.3???, and I...
I suspect that the prices in PCGS is for the '45 DDR 1-R-II FS#030.0 rather than the one you purchased, the 3-R-II +VI which is FS 030.3 This DDR...
Have to agree with RLM. Jim
Then you would have to send an order form in each and pay the separate return postages for each, which would be more than the difference between...
Almost all Laundry detergents and many dish detergents contain UV brighteners. Rinsing well should remove these from metal. Some hunters wash...
You did the same thing on the previous thread. When people try to give an opinion, that differs from your opinion, you claim they have an agenda....
No, it is an Iolite crystal. :) Still haven't cut it yet, too nice as is. Jim
Dubai spoils the party November 26, 2009 Thu 10:04 AM CT As we woke up on Thanksgiving morning, news that Dubai was seeking to delay debt...
A couple of dealers at the coin show I attended last weekend had an interesting method. When someone ( most) was interested in buying, they...
I found a column in the 11/30 Coin World to apply to this thread in a way. Q. David Bowers , who many might be considered one of Numismatic's...
Really need a photo, but in the mean time, there is a very intriguing article by an expert Mike Diamond who is a member here also, in Coin World...
Corrosion is an endpoint. A normal progression could be: fresh minted-->patina-->toned-->corrosion visible--> corrosion deep--> back to nature....
This is the same one shown in coin supplier's, usually almost twice as high. The knob in front allows you to set the temperature, so it doesn't...
That particular VAM ( 1900P VAM 8) doesn't appear to be on the top 100, Hot 50, or Hit List 40, and so there would probably be minimum to no extra...
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