My only point Steve was not we should bury them, but they are "naked" now that they got stripped of their protective coating, and are more...
I do not condemn coins for the rulers who struck them, but I would condemn collectors or dealers who support ISIS by buying any such items. Not...
Its a common sentiment sir, "they have survived this long", but let's examine this. These coins HAVEN'T survived exposed to modern air and...
Chris is very right. Proving it is the hard part if it is just a round piece of metal. Unfortunately, the TPG's have to be skeptical this piece of...
My guess would be a die clash that broke the obverse die. Evidence of the shield beneath her ear. That, and a harsh cleaning years ago, most...
Eh, wait until you have been buying for 30+ years. You will be where I am, forced to buy more gold and less silver just to be able to shoehorn it...
Its just a person trying to use a fancy word but showing her ignorance by its laughable misuse. It reminds me of the internet, lots of facts and...
My only warning on such a strategy would be, "how well would this strategy have worked out?" The GSR used to be 16-1, if you do as you propose...
Btw, just for a background, toning is corrosion. They simply call it something else. Now, normally the reaction stops, (and the toning actually...
I am not saying mellowing or slight darkening is an issue, but at some point the toning must be stopped. If it continues to proceed darker and...
You should sir. Toning is not innocuous. Toning, if left untouched, is corrosion which will literally eat your coin until there is nothing left,...
One "trick" I have always used in my SDB is to have fresh silver unprotected scattered throughout the SDB, but mostly in the front. Whenever I...
It might be an impaired proof, but most likely would still look very much different than a business strike. It would only be difficult to...
Like Chris said, proof is a different type of manufacturing. It started as a "proof", a special strike to "prove" the dies were correct, like an...
Then why have an internet chat board about coins? Have you not learned a lot about whatever series you collect from members here? I know I have....
Its only a stupid question if the person should have known better. If "hungryahmad" is a new collector, like it sounds like he is, then he...
Lol, it is an advantage for us older generation, right? We have no written documentation of how stupid we were starting out. :) To the OP, its a...
My earliest coin collecting moment was from my mother's "safe". It was a 1960's little plastic safe replica given away at the bank. In there my...
Excellent write-up as usual Doug. The thing about going slow is you can do it in stages. I have had coins "going bad" as I lightened the toning,...
About 33 baht per dollar now. You will come out ahead for all things in Thailand from a year ago, its just relatively not quite as much with gold....
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