My areas of interest haven't changed, I still love hammered gold and some silver, with an emphasis on French Royal, Spanish Colonial, The Low...
Yup ya sure could, wouldn't make much difference either since the gold & silver wouldn't be worth any more than the rocks ! Well except for making...
Uhhhh, not quite. There were several periods during the medieval era when inflation was rampant, worse than what we've ever seen today. As for...
And I'm not arguing that point Lon. Kentucky and Jim probably know, or have a good idea, what the green stuff really is - but I don't know what...
Now guys, gold and silver could become very, very useful in the event of the total collapse of society. Why with just a simple hammer, even a...
I have always thought that a large part of the misunderstanding or confusion when discussing numismatics is due to the many different words we use...
You guys are the chemists so you know far more than me. But what I know is that verdigris, or at least what we non-chemists call verdigris, forms...
I'm thinking the green stuff is verdigris, if it is acetone will not remove it. A product called Verdi-Care might help -...
No, not right. That's because they are both "wear-ish", there no difference between them. Wear is wear, regardless of it's cause. Correct....
Money is nothing but an idea, a thought. Anything and everything can be used as money, and in fact it often has been throughout recorded...
No they don't, but they sure do in their published grading standards -...
No that is not what I am saying at all ! Wear, regardless of where it occurs or when, is wear. I can't see that coin well enough to tell if it...
All of you - please read this ! Last night a member got his hands slapped by a moderator, which was completely justified. As a result he got...
I have just removed several posts from this thread made by 2 members - and both of you know who you are. So here's the deal, you will both stop...
Marks and abrasions are not the same thing as wear. A coin can have, and almost always does, contact marks and still be uncirculated. A coin can...
Or maybe they (the TPGs) just over-grade almost everything anymore. Think about it, what's the definition of an almost uncirculated coin ? The...
Enough ! Either get the thread back on track and about coins or it will be closed !
Assuming you are talking about coins slabbed by NGC or PCGS, the MS grade on the slab means THEY are calling the coin uncirculated. It doesn't...
Cleaning, dipping, restoration, conservation - whatever you choose to call it - is always a gamble, always ! So the question becomes is it worth...
Things like that give you a clue as to whether it is due to weak strike or not, but there is a way to tell definitively. Look closely at the area...
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