But what of things like removing active bronze disease Doug? Do you consider this just "cleaning"? Badthad's product helps with mild stuff, but...
Correct, I agree. Go back further in time and you will see more variability than you see from the 17th-19th centuries. Such a stable, "fixed"...
Btw Doug, yes, gold has been nearly valueless in many, many cultures in the last 6,000 years. Placing a high value on gold is a LEARNED trait. The...
The law is an abject failure here. Dealers quitting or moving out of state, outside coin firms refusing to ship into MN, everything. It feels like...
True. I am just old fashioned I suppose. The literal meaning of conserving is to preserve. That is why I chafe at calling normal cleaning as...
I have washed off such "haze" with distilled water and commercial hand cleaner Doug. I bought an estate from a heavy smoker, and all of the coins...
Doug is right in that most people use the term conserving and proper cleaning interchangably. I never have though, since to me I will do things to...
Uh, nope. I do not agree. To me, the definition is one of intent. To me: 1. Conserving - the act of saving the coin from certain destruction....
Doug claims gold tones, other, (including me), claim impurities in gold coins like silver or copper can tone or create "spots", and gold coins can...
Very likely Jim. When I said overdipped, I was not blaming the dipper necessarily. I have overdipped coins exactly like you described. If I...
Two things. First, I vehemently disagree with Kaparthy throwing away Nazi coins, or anything similar. History is just that, history. You cannot...
I would agree two Krugerrands might be a different color, just disagree with the source. :) Btw, yes, Krugerrands are darker gold coloring. All I...
If the dealer has only ever seen one fake Krugerrand, then he simply does not get out much, or cannot tell a fake. There are tons of fake...
But you are not reading MY entire point sir. It does not MATTER when you sell if someone considers you a reputable seller. Your silver is REAL,...
That is what we are here for. :) If it is of any help, a dealer telling a young numismatists to buy the redbook and educate himself instead of...
I wasn't trying to insult you. I was simply saying some dealers cut straight to the point since they see so many collectors who simply do not know...
Plus, if its bars, how are you going to test? The only true way to test is to melt it. Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it? Silver is VERY,...
Who wants to ruin an ASE today or have time to test all of the silver they buy? I just bought about 100 ounces of junk silver last week. I am not...
Does it matter if all of your items are real silver? The person you sell to could test them all they want, as long as its real silver you are in...
I would echo what Doug says in general. Specifically to Ebay, I know many people like myself check Favorite Dealers quite often. Therefor, those...
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