This is a good example of part of the problem I had with the idea of the TPGs slabbing problem coins ever since it was first proposed, and why I...
Hesitant to say this, and I won't say too much, but the trick to dipping copper (using conventional dips) depends on two things, well 3 actually....
Hmmm, I don't think anybody else knows it either.
No, they don't. There are quite a few coins, in various denominations and dated prior to 1973, that have been graded as PF70. You're partially...
There is something you need to understand. Verdigris and PVC residue are two entirely different things and are caused by completely different...
If stored in a true vacuum, it's absolutely possible to preserve silver. But since we don't have any .......... Well, that depends on the time...
Are they ? One of the accepted definitions of conservation - con·ser·va·tion [kon-ser-vey-shuh[IMG][IMG]n] 5. the restoration and...
Apparently what you don't realize Doug is that all of the conservation services dip your coins. That's the only thing they can do. They mix,...
First of all, post a picture of the coin so that we can offer opinions on a possible course of action. Secondly, you say you don't want a...
It's a situation similar to what happens when you send a coin in to have dirt/grime and or ugly toning removed. Once the coin undergoes the...
But that's my point Mike, the toning is there in the original pictures. Did it come back worse than it was ? Yes, it became even more visible. But...
Sorry, but even back when Kasia posted that I could easily see the issues in the first pictures - her before pictures. I'm amazed that others...
That is correct. If the coin is not in original packaging then the best you can do is guess. There have been several instances where NGC said one...
No, I have never heard of a "known" case - key word being known. Does that mean it's impossible that it could happen ? No, of course not. But in...
If by scans you mean a picture, what good would that do ? None. Why ? Because even though you take a picture of a coin and it shows some marks or...
Have you ever heard the adage - consider the source ? Do you know how those words got to be an adage ? Well, it applies to what you are saying...
If you had been a member of this forum for more than a couple of months you would, like everyone else, be well aware that I most definitely do not...
I think you should re-read it. It seems pretty obvious to me that I was pointing out that people miss things and then blame the TPG. I even say...
Heard of them ? No. But from the looks of their web site and the coins they have graded - that's a good thing ;)...
Good God is that really how you take my comments ? :rolleyes: I'm not calling them liars ! I'm saying they are inexperienced and miss things. Geez !
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