Correct, and that 1,257 copper coins that are well over 150 old and yet they are still RED. And don't forget the 2 cent coins, there's an...
We're gonna disagree on that until the end of time. Cleaning and conservation are exactly the same thing. Now harsh cleaning and conservation -...
I understand your point, but I'm not sure how to word my response but I'll give it a try. I don't think you can say that luster has nothing to do...
Nothing against Bowers, I have nothing but the greatest respect for the man. But do you know why he writes those books, and why there are so many...
I'd also like to say this - as you and I'm pretty sure you and just about everybody else knows or should know - I'm not against coin collecting....
Mike I'm not saying it's impossible for a coin collector to show a profit if and when he sells his collection. I'm only saying that very, very,...
One last thing, I also think it important to at least mention this. Any time, on older coins or even modern coins, that you see die polish lines...
I wish there were some ! Then I'd be all too happy to post them. Many years ago I found the information describing the die polishing process in a...
And interesting document and I thank you for posting it. However, this is rather pertinent to the discussion at hand and it comes from that...
There are many ways to test the fineness of the metal in coins. For example, the karat needles and touch stone method. That method is over 2,000...
And if a coin has wear on it when it leaves the mint - what then ? And make no mistake, more than few of them do have wear on them when they leave...
On the contrary, as a general rule what kanga said is quite true. The historical record tells us that about 95% of all coin collectors lose money...
Sorry, but I have no idea what you are talking about. I did not delete a post made by you or anybody else in this thread. And since I can check...
All it will take is somebody with an XRF to actually test the coins and find out ;) New question, the fineness of an ASE is specified at 0.9993,...
Maybe, but I'm not so sure. Some observations: the coin appears to have a good deal of underlying luster; a good bit of the toning is already at...
What you are asking is if I acknowledge that there are exceptions, some older coins that have not been dipped ? And the answer is obvious, yes of...
As I mentioned before, it's pretty much accepted as fact by most knowledgeable numismatists that at least 80% of them have been. So that's a...
Yes.
Correct. Also correct. But the comments made by Excuse_Me makes me think of an interesting point. Has anyone actually ever tested modern...
For whatever it's worth, I'm reasonably certain that he knows more about detecting counterfeits in general than just about anybody on this forum....
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