When it comes to quality of strike the type of press being used has little to do with it. And if ya just stop and think for a minute that becomes...
Yeah, and they specifically do that because it was the only trusted thing there was for about 55 years. And any collector worth his salt knows -...
It's a good thing, somebody's gotta look out for the old codger :D
Yup, and back when you were actually doing that, the CDN was actually useful. But those days are long gone Chris ! In today's world, CDN is just...
I just got an alert and it immediately made me think of this thread. The alert takes me to this -...
Randy, what do you do for a living ? And no, ya don't really need to answer. The point of asking the question is getting you to think a little...
Which all by itself should tell you not to use any of them ! To be honest, I'd say those are probably 3 of the worst ones to use. Of course your...
Yeah the bottle says that. And from a certain perspective it is safe to use on copper - meaning it will not remove or damage luster. But it...
If ya do decide to go with the Cherrypicker's Guide - make sure you realize there's 2 volumes you'll need. Vol.1 covers cents and nickels, Vol. 2...
You'd be amazed at how many people don't know it !
Warmer weather ? Boy ! I'll have you know I even had to turn the air conditioner off the other day :)
Nope, not in any way ! A lot of folks aren't aware of it but the "like" button hasn't even existed all that long. Prior to a few years ago there...
Scrapes and scratches don't always appear to be black in pics, but the fact that they do a lot of the time is pretty common knowledge. It happens...
Well Ken, are ya ready - for this ? I like it ! Now go tell Frank :D :D
Agree 100% ! Should have remembered to mention that myself so am glad you did ! MS70 on copper is a big no-no ! Typically turns copper purple or blue.
Is it possible it was the result of a Rockwell test ? Maybe. Is it probable ? Not likely. But either way the bottom line is, it doesn't matter....
Let's be specific, PCGS doesn't even stick to their own standards that they published in 2004 - let alone any standards from any date prior to...
Yeah it says that in the book alright. But it's about as true as saying the moon is made of green cheese !
I don't know Michael, I can't speak to what you're saying. I can remember ordering from and receiving from the Mint as a kid. But I can't even...
I get what you're saying, but for the sake of clarity let me explain a little bit. First the mods, every one of them is a volunteer, meaning they...
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