This is an honest question, not rhetorical. If a coin slides from a press into a bag, sustaining enough friction to mar its surface, is that...
Bravo! I might suggest one small addition: you mention first soaking coins in acetone to remove varnish or wax, before you do the sesquicarbonate...
But how often can you sell an AU58 coin for more than an MS60, even though its eye appeal is far better?
@baseball21 has the right idea, but doesn't take it far enough. The numeric grading scale is a goofy idea, because it tries to map several...
I'm pretty sure what it says is "let's try out this cool new engraver HELP HELP STOP THIS CRAZY THING..." [MEDIA]
My two cents' worth: Blue on black is almost the very worst combination for legibility. Red on black is better, but still not good. Try using a...
"Who", please, not "whom". I let it slide the first time. ;)
I like the idea, but don't like the ergonomics (hunching over to hold your eyes against the eyepieces). My dream setup is a stereo pair of 4K (at...
I'm at that age where my eyes can't really refocus -- but I'm really really nearsighted, so the view I get by peering under my glasses is about...
Or, more usefully, "the kind of people I'm trying to be".
And as an aside to those following this thread, there are much better preps available now than the one Kurt's doctors inflicted on him. Insist on...
Yep. That was what put the brakes on my eBay selling back in 2008 or so (I'd been a Power Seller for several years before that). I listed, sold,...
Not to drag in TMI, but... I've got a clean family history for cancer, too. They found (and removed) several polyps during my first one, and...
To be honest, you pretty much need something to sit on, too. But my family is definitely in the three-figure rather than four-figure couch market....
And what is the utility of each potential purchase, especially to your poor, long-suffering backside?
None, except that that song has been on non-stop heavy rotation since at least 2011, and probably long before. It's easy to feel better about...
But, meanwhile, you get the use and enjoyment of it. I'm sure it's much more comfortable than a pile of coins, or even a pile of IRA statements....
There are plenty of coins that have beat inflation over particular intervals. All junk silver soared from 2000 through 2011; since then, not so...
I think it's useful to think in inflation-adjusted terms, especially in the perennial "are coins a good investment" discussions. Hardly any coins...
Depending on what you want to put down there, it might be worth adding some weather-sealing and putting in a dehumidifier. In addition to coins, I...
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