Must ? I sure never have, and I've used it plenty of times. In fact I strongly advise against using soap on a coin at all because soap is one of...
Based on my experience, well over 50 years worth of it, it happens to almost everyone else ! It is totally and completely normal for people to...
I have tried for many years to determine when hubbing was first used. As of yet I have not found an answer to that question !
It's been proven many times over the centuries, the simplest things are quite often the best solutions ;)
What I said in original comment is accurate. Sure, there was a time when the vast majority of forum members were over say 45, with the most in...
Simple answer, they were hand cut, both single and gang punches.
It, the software, doesn't work that way.
No, only the admins can see them. Mods cannot.
First of all you have to know that it is haze, and not something else. What is haze ? Simply put, haze is the very beginning stages of toning. And...
I've never been a fan of "patting" a coin dry - not with anything. The first rule of coin collecting is that you do not touch the surface of the...
You guys might be surprised by this but by far - by far - the majority of those who register at CT are under 30. And it's been that way for a long...
To answer your question yes I have, many times. Over the years I've experimented with just about everything you can think of, including all forms...
A wise man once said - "the answers lie waiting in the echoes of time". And this one does too. For one thing coin collecting has existed for...
I think there's a lot of us who felt that way for a great many years. But since the Mint Set coins were just pulled at random out of the hoppers...
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