Point is your finger will alter the surface too. Anything that touches the surface of the coin will alter the surface.
Don't ignore the obvious Mike, it's usually the correct answer. In this case it would be - because they consciously chose to simply ignore the...
Not really sure what you mean exactly by - "CAC's place". But I think it's lot easier to understand once you understand the why. By 2007 (when...
Know what you'll hear if you ever sit at a lunch table or table in a bar with a bunch of scientists, doctors, lawyers, or basically any group who...
Fair enough. Just a suggestion, once you've completed the acetone bath, post some pics of it before you go any further with it.
CircCam - so what about the coin that started this thread, how did IT turn out ?
It's just another example of coins that should never have been slabbed among countless others. But it does kinda make ya wonder just how far...
It's plenty plain enough for me.
Partially. It is also the thickness of the outer layer of metal, combined with the process of application. It's kinda like the difference between...
Well, I was in the bazar one day buying a new pair of sandals and I got a mite back in change ........... :D
Very nice !
Now I want to post a picture of a coin that has been damaged. But this doesn't have anything to do with my previous post. This is more along the...
This is really the key to what Jason is saying. In numismatics the word damage has a specific meaning, and when it is used it is only used to...
I happened to think of something. You could try contacting Dariusz (the site owner) at www.goldducats.com - you can do that at his website. He...
Here's the thing with coins like this one. When the "material", whatever it is, is that thick and has obviously been there quite a while, there's...
Off the top of my head, if there is I don't see it. But yes it's an expensive coin, depending on what you call expensive of course. Based on...
And I think even that number is being generous, perhaps overly so, with how one defines a collector !
No. The best you can do for determining "when" a coin was slabbed is by indentifying the type of slab used. And all that does is to pin it down...
For the record, he didn't do anything wrong. It was other members who decided the cross the line - a line that they knew all too well was there....
Sounds similar. In fact, based on what I have just read it sounds like his book may have been inspired by Bronowski's book. But it also sounds...
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