But a whole lot of people don't get that Tom. To you, or me, or anybody that knows coins, it doesn't matter if the coin is raw, slabbed, or has a...
Maybe it doesn't apply to the Chapman Proofs, but it sure does apply to a whole lot of the others. That's all I was trying to say.
No, but if the average is only 40%, then 30% isn't exactly bad either. There are bound to be some groups sent to CAC where less than that get the...
Yeah, but that isn't what you said previously, at least it's certainly not what I understood you say when you said - What that comment means to...
That depends on who you ask. Our hobby has many examples of so called "rare" coins that are not mint issue, meaning they were made by private...
While there were those who did use coin cabinets, they were far from the norm. But rather shall we say, reserved for those who could afford them....
The TPGs do not discriminate, they over-grade across the board equally, right on down to the G grades :)
In the one I had before that ;)
Coin albums are probably one of the worst ideas ever conceived when it comes to coins. They are responsible for harming, ruining, even destroying,...
Precisely, and the continuation of that is - if you did not put teeth marks into the coin, it was genuine. Yet most think the exact opposite and...
What I would suggest is that you post pictures of the coin before doing anything. I say that because only some coins are even candidates for...
Would it surprise you to learn Mike that over 80% of all older coins, including those slabbed and raw, have been properly cleaned ? What you...
Try here - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/cleaning-coins.200490/
Sorry but that is incorrect. Were some ancient coins cast as you describe ? Yes, but very few. Most were made by mint workers hammering out a...
Yeah and it's been written about a lot on this forum. There are 4 things and only 4 things that should be used to clean coins: distilled water,...
Not that it matters, but NGC has the same sniffer. The reason it doesn't matter is that artificial toning is not judged nor determined by the...
While you're at it, please tell me how hammered coins, which were produced for over 2000 years, manage to have luster. Or are you going to try and...
OK, so tell me the temperature needed to be produced to be able to melt copper, silver, gold, and copper nickel alloy. Then tell me what pressure...
Yeah, that's kind of what my reaction was when I read what you wrote :rolleyes:
It says right on the bag that they can be re-activated by heating at 245 degrees for 16 hours.
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