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7Jags - perhaps there is some information that you are not aware of, like what I said earlier that electrolysis is known for damaging coins. And...
Like I said, could be Mike. But you and I both have seen electrolysis damage coins, and way more than once. My primary point in all of this is...
What I'm looking at might be due to your pictures. But I'm not even looking at the area where you removed the spot, I'm looking elsewhere on the...
No, when I said high fineness I was talking about .99 gold or better. I've never tested it on .986/.983 gold as I never saw the need nor was I...
I can't speak for your other coins but those are not copper spots on that coin, that's some kind of foreign material. To me it looks like it might...
Because using that method on coins is usually not a good idea. However, on high fineness gold things are a bit different. But I would not...
By my last count it's up to 8 now, the most recent identified by another forum member (and confirmed by me) just a couple months ago. And if I...
You've been given explanations but one thing that I consider critical to know, is that 80% or more of all older coins, (and yes that includes all...
It's fairly simple really and I've explained it numerous times in past posts, it's because '86 was a, check that, the pivotal year for two...
Hopefully you also did a thorough job of rinsing in distilled water as the last step.
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What Randy said is correct Theresez13, and on your coin that seam is even visible in the pics you provided. A trace of the seam can even be seen...
You are correct, but so was he. If you are confused as to how that can be, get out your Red Book and simply read what it says ;)
No. And no. The entire idea is to get the coins away from the cardboard and paper. Paper products put off gasses that are harmful to coins. So...
Those containers should be fine, but you also need to follow all the rest of proper storage procedures as described in previous posts in this thread.
There's a problem with that "scale". The limiting criteria, that pretty much everybody agrees with, that defines RED is that 95% or more of the...
John I gotta admit, this was a first for me. I've never heard of calling a dipped gold coin "white gold". I get the reference, I've just never run...
He's correct, dip is the only way you can get them off. But simply buying another coin to replace that one is the best idea.
It's already done ;)
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