I can't tell if your medal is coated with lacquer or not based on the pictures. But you may be to check it yourself with actually doing anything...
And that's a good example of what I'm talking about - people using their own "personal" definitions. What happens when you do that, especially on...
Just so ya know, and I don't mean just you Rob, all anyone needs to do if they want to edit a post is ask any mod. They will gladly accommodate you :)
Doubtful, contact marks and the gunk in the recesses (what you refer to as the black dot) have very little if any effect on the grade of...
The problem with some people not grasping the concept as mikenoodle stated in the OP was created by people themselves - human nature if you will....
This is not true, all struck coins, including those struck with fresh new dies, have flow lines on them. Flow lines are what cause and create the...
What you're saying is true Mike, but I believe the reason some people don't grasp that concept is because the word "cleaned" is used incorrectly...
Dear God ! Put a smiley in there next time will ya ? I 'bout fell outta my chair !
Correct. Dipping a coin is and always has been perfectly acceptable, even long before the TPGs ever existed. edit - I want to clarify something...
SAY WHAT ??? :eek: Please tell me you're not serious ! Yes, tilting a coin, or if you prefer, rolling it slowly under a light can tell you a lot...
First of all, I am NOT trying to start up the age old argument, but I would call that variety, not an error. As mentioned near the top on the...
In the past I have run across a website or two that deal with it, but no I have no idea what they were or even if they still exist. As for books,...
Yeah I get all that Jeff. Pretty sure most folks, but not all, do have broadband. I was merely confirming that it worked for me too right then...
I have no problem with you bringing up, to the contrary, I even asked you, or anybody else, to do so. I merely said what I said so as to point...
Everything just loaded instantly for me. Could there have been a glitch for a while ? Sure, it's to expected when things like software updates,...
You're missing a few things Scott, or maybe just leaving them out. There's a huge difference between flipping coins and collecting coins. Sure,...
Where is it written that you have to collect sets ? You can collect anything in any way you want ! That is the very beauty of this hobby, you...
Sure I could, but it can't be in my pocket when I get on the plane. But that doesn't mean I can't take it with me ;)
Depends on the person I guess. It is and was well known, I'd even say very well known, that I carried a 1 oz gold coin in my pocket every single...
That'll be enough of that ! Absolutely everyone has a right to their own opinion. Even if one does find that opinion to be ridiculous.
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