chaz - There are methods, but only a few, that can be used to properly clean coins and cause no harm to the coins. And even with those few...
None of this discussion of ice and pressure really matters because when a coin is struck the metal does not turn to liquid and then back into a...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/luster-a-guide-for-beginners.58435/
I think this has gone on long enough.
Minds are like parachutes - they only function when they are open ;)
My thoughts are similar to some of those expressed in that thread, that being that it's not really a question that can be answered based on...
Yeah. Ahhhh, OK, now I understand.
I have no problem with that Dave. What I do have a problem with is when you accuse me of doing something to you, that you have already done to...
That is not the Limoges mint mark. That is the cow mint mark, the coin was minted in Bearn at the Pau mint. In that condition I would estimate...
Hmmmm, please tell me how this, said by you - - is any different than this, said by me - C'mon Dave, tell me how they are different.
I think part, a large part, of the reason that people don't understand how something like this could happen is because they don't realize what...
It's pretty simple. Do your archive search and then just change the filter for your search results. For example, to do what I did do a search for...
Did I punish you for your comment Dave ? No, of course not. So why should I be punished for mine ?
Sorry Dave, but it is true. All you have to do is read the book to see it. As for your other comments - I guess you must have missed it when I...
Boy, I have no idea where you are getting your numbers but they are no where near even close to accurate. In 2000 an MS65 1924 Saint (a common)...
Yes David there are many who think of the TPGs as being the "be-all end-all" of grading authorities. But if they are the be-all end-all of...
David are you aware that there are coins in PCGS slabs that were actually graded by computer back in the early '90s ? No, there's not a whole lot...
I'm not sure who "they" refers to since I was talking about the ANA and the TPGs in the post of mine that you quoted. But in the end I guess it...
Paul, I can't believe you don't get this. The graphs being used by the American Gold Exchange are designed to induce people to buy MS65 Saints...
Well that's pretty much what you are "supposed" to think. If you look up the associated terms in the PCGS glossary you'll find this - Gem...
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