I agree that additional steps are overkill, Dave. I also agree that rinsing in acetone will make the coin dry completely on its own, and...
I agree, Doug. I also feel that when people struggle with a concept, sometimes it's helpful to change their frame of reference.
I have used micro-fiber and soft terry cloth. Both work as long as you don't rub the surface
just a difference in opinion, @Insider we're entitled to those
although it may not be obvious for circulated silver coins, if you did this with uncirculated coins, you'd be sorry.
chew on this: David Hall Rare Coins sells a LOT of PCGS slabbed coins just another fact that many are unaware of
knowledge is king, Kurt. The point is that if there is evidence of cleaning, the coin is damaged. If not, then it's not.
My opinion is that if the cleaning is obvious, then they are damaged, market acceptable or not. I wanted people to stop focusing on whether or...
It was a joke. Coin dealers and people who run TPGs have an inherent conflict of interest.
some cleaning leaves no signs as well. The point that I am trying to illuminate here is simple. Is the coin damaged or not? The cleaning is...
David Hall the coin dealer? or David Hall the guy that owns PCGS?
I got the idea from another thread, but I thought that I'd share something that I felt was important and that many people seem to have trouble...
and yes, I have kept counterfeit coins for two reasons, mostly. One, because I don't want someone getting taken, and two because they're...
I think people confuse cleaning with damage from cleaning Cleaning is fine, as long as you can't tell it's been done. That goes for notes, coins,...
can you tell afterwards that it's been done?
The book is facinating... but overpriced
that's where they get you... is it Mike Meczak's magical "Leading Numismatic Catalog"?
It's a difficult figure to validate, if not downright impossible. Considering that it is impossible to determine the population of even a given...
have you ever seen a coin sold at a fraction of it's true market price? ever??? If the coin is worth $X, how would they get it for cheaper? are...
It's done all of the time. The dipped coins that get slabbed have been properly dipped. The ones that have not been properly dipped get...
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