Okay, I need a two-minute break, and nitpicking fits the bill perfectly. :rolleyes: There are plenty of dishonest acts that aren't illegal. (I...
Not the silver-center cent? Or any of the other patterns?
(looks around frantically) Come on, guys! Who's on the duty roster? @oz_in_ohio hasn't had a response to his post yet, and it's been a full minute!!!
I just came across a beer bottle of cents that I filled and taped off in 1982. It's a brown bottle, so it's hard to get a true reading on the...
Found a fistful of cents, nickels and dimes in the Food Lion CoinStar. Left it all on the counter, except the 1943-D cent (rusty) and 1962 dime...
You shouldn't, at least not for collectable coins. Silver "dip" will remove toning, but it can also destroy luster and leave the coin looking odd....
So you think a dealer offering 80% of full retail is "screwing us"?
"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded." So lower grades will be worth more than higher grades? Forgive me, but I won't be holding my breath.
It would cost me a lot more than $2100 to buy it all, I think. I wouldn't be able to spot all those varieties myself, so I'd have to pay someone...
And the "acid free" part is scientifically accurate. The potassium hydroxide makes it a strong base. Problem is, aluminum and zinc are attacked by...
Not dichloromethane (methylene chloride) or other halogenated solvents, please. There are warnings against using it on alloys of aluminum,...
And raw problem coins often get surprisingly close to their problem-free price on eBay. Some people say that reflects the ignorance of eBay...
As somebody who hasn't run the experiment myself... it's time for various bits of aluminum around my house to start getting nervous. Also time for...
If I saw that happen, I'd be very concerned that my acetone was contaminated, most likely with something acidic. I just can't see a chemical path...
Looks like this coin, with composition listed as "aluminium-bronze". I'm sorry for your loss.
Let me guess -- the coin is made of zinc or aluminum? MS70 contains a strong base (potassium hydroxide). I'd expect it to gobble those metals...
I'm not seeing how this could happen, and some quick Googling doesn't turn up anything relevant. Any links?
And here I thought it was the guitar that got me the girl. Huh.
I don't think plain English is quite up to the task here. Silver is "brighter" than nickel by a long shot, but adding 10% nickel to gold turns it...
Nice pieces! I'm not in touch with the brick-and-mortar market, but it looks to me like each one of these could get at least $200 on eBay, even...
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