Usually by paying a big fee to get a Hazardous Disposal company to come and pick it up. Some counties/states have a public one ( which makes a lot...
This comes up very often. It is most likely ( probably 99.99%) a remnant of an experiment in one of chem lab books for middle and high school...
I will put the photos of the coin and enclosure up tonight. Thanks Jim
Noost, where do you get your chemical supplies? Yard sales??:o CalOSHA made us get rid of our Lead Nitrate years ago or fill out special forms,...
You can buy the blank slabs on craigslist and labels from staples, and many do. Jim
Even though they "adjust" the coloration ( good reason to use black background), I think they didn't send it to a top TPG is that in real life the...
I just type too much! Yes
Since probably less than half of collectors/dealers oppose it, it is generally accepted by the market. Dipping is destructive in nature. It can...
Hi Kent, In line with your request for neutrality, the below two sites should be interesting. http://www.camacs.com/coin_grading_services.html...
You might want to deal with a refinery if you want to get close to pure silver. Here is a site with directions, but I would only want to do it in...
Nicest 1970-S small date lincoln I could find for the price. Getting pricier. Jim
You probably can buy the licensing agreement from the "old" GM very reasonably. "Discontinued" say many things. Jim
You may have better luck in the seat cushions at the ANA hotels. Jim
Just received my August 3 copy of coin world and see they have a nice article on Lincoln Design doubling, showing the other combos besides the one...
Actually, I do not think anyone can dip a copper 2 cent piece and remove the patina ( mainly copper sulfide ) without changing the color to a...
It appears to be a strike through ( grease, gunk,etc.) of a 1961 D ( could be wrongon the last digit). Tilted mint marks and others are very very...
Jason, the photo is hosted on photobucket.com by the poster fishin4daze. Do you have it blocked by your firewall or browser? here is the direct...
There was only the one S mint mark. I admit that when I picked the coin, I abstained from looking it over carefully until eveyone had a chance to...
There appears to be a small amount of wear on the curl beneath the ribbon as well as alongside it. I feel it would come back as an AU58. I am...
If you are curious what grades are being given by PCGS, here is a link to those orders that the submitter allows to be shared by others. I am not...
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