Fair enough that you say the process is "slow enough", but the color is not just from the sulphur reaction, but also due to trace other compounds...
MS70 coins, like others have said, are dangerous for the hobby due to the fact many people will get burned when they learn they have bought...
I wouldn't dream of blaming any current resident of any building. I blame all of them who have sat there for at least 20 years, and their buddies...
Putting them near old sulphur paper in an enclosed environment, and warming it up, also works well. Wetting the coin/paper also speeds up the...
10% buyers fee, move the decimal, 15% move the decimal plus half, 20% move the decimal and double it. :)
We are probably talking about different things. On Ebay they sell what looks to be old bridle parts dug up in Eastern Europe as "Celtic ring...
I agree. I know the chemistry pretty well. You are right but the deposition at an increased rate could result in unstable matrixes. That is all I...
You are right, no new taxes in theory. However, in practice now the IRS will have access to records showing your activity and will be able to...
I have seen these graphs but they are misleading. We have many taxes and fees not on this listing, so they are ignored. Property taxes in MN range...
Yup :) To BadThad, I would still be concerned until it was shown via stress tests or something else that age will not change this toning. I...
If TPGers don't slab that coin then the heck with them. Yes, I would agree retoned, but naturally. So many of these were cleaned that if you would...
I bid at auctions nearly every month. I must be on 40 firms' lists, mainly European. I understand the fees perfectly well, but have always wished...
Nice link, but it kind of reiterates gold does not have a lot of demand except because its gold. The uses listed are either in tiny...
I agree gold is not industrially very useful like platinum like the OP says. But gold is valuable because it is gold, simple as that. Humans have...
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