I've been tempted to try it if only for the $10 back on your first transaction. What's the deal with 8%? eBay really could do a better job of...
And the polishing. Don't forget the polishing.
Okay, I won't drag this one out -- this one turned out to be more or less as advertised. The SLQ was advertised as 1920, but if it has a date, I...
There sure are. Some of them price things way too high, and those auctions sit, bidless, until they expire. Some of them price things way too low,...
...just popped up: 1920-s Liberty Walking Half.High Grade Hmm. You don't suppose... nah. It couldn't have been cleaned. Lady Liberty's...
Ugh. I was heading into the grocery this afternoon, and saw that an attractive young woman was getting ready to dump change into the CoinStar....
Without "skipping ahead to the answer", I'll say that I only return items if they are "substantially not as described". One of the down sides of...
I wanted to slip this one up quickly, because the link to the original auction will probably expire soon....
That's the strategy I generally take, sometimes going out on a limb a little more if I'm very curious or hopeful about the unclear parts. I find...
Heh. Just went back and checked on this one, and the feedback for this auction is: Did the lot really include a gold coin? Is the buyer trying...
Detailed images Just for the sake of completeness, here's what that half-dime, Barber dime, and the seated halves look like up close. I don't...
That's my plan. The Kennedy proof, of course, is from circulation, but I'll see if I can find a glossy business-strike with fingerprints first....
Oh, one quick,simple question about the acetone soak: how do you get the coin in and out? I don't want to get my fingers into the acetone, because...
Thanks, everyone! I think I may end up making two trips, one to show the kids around until their limited attention spans falter, and another for...
Thanks, Farstaff; I do appreciate the guidance and links. I'll likely try acetone on the proof, try distilled water (or nothing at all) on the...
And so, in the very next phase of searching after my last post, I found this thread (via Google, actually): http://www.cointalk.com/t104174-3/...
First one: yes, I found and read the thread. I've known since my days as a YN that cleaning coins is generally a bad idea, and that you don't wipe...
Ultrasonic bath in plain water, distilled, or with detergent (something like Dawn) added?
Okay, I'm ready to do some conservation. [ATTACH] I found this Kennedy proof at the bank yesterday. "Hey, this one looks different..." is a...
One of the proofs from yesterday's bank run... This one looks nicer in hand than in this photo -- nice, deep cameo, and the marks aren't too...
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