My opinion, never take advice on how to buy gold and silver from a person who is trying to sell you gold and silver.
Yes, really. For reference and info on this subject see the Journal Of The Russian Numismatic Society, issue #8, 1982; and issue #66, Summer 1998.
No, they weren't. They were primarily made to pay their soldiers, who then used them as local currency wherever they were. And they most...
Environmental damage - this covers a broad spectrum of individual things that can happen to a coin. Think of it as a catch-all phrase. Harsh...
Chris I think your problem has a lot to do with the location of the lights. Forget the lights on the stand and get yourself 2 goose-neck lamps....
Yeah, it will. But finger grease is an acid and if it's left on the coin for any length of time it eats right into the metal. When you try and...
I think the $1 is almost certainly a fake but the $2 1/2 looks to be real. As for value, around bullion content.
In one word - experience. And yes, all struck coins have luster, including Proofs. The best & easiest way for you to learn to tell a PL from a PR...
You really shoulda used a smiley with that one ;)
Apparently it has been a while :) Especially since I have not had a collection, nor collected coins in over 6 years now. The only counterfeit I...
Jaun, fake gold bars are not uncommon, nor is it something new. Same goes for fake silver bars. And it is interesting to note that one of the...
I do not have enough time, nor is there enough space to list all of the different kinds of problem coins.
Apparently you were not joking when you said that before. fret - using soap, of any kind, on coins is one of the worst things you can do to a coin.
Uhhhh, well that kinda depends. Do you want a high grade or a lower grade ? Fingerprints detract from the grade. So getting it slabbed now, when...
Oh I dunno, it might not be so wacky at all. Perhaps part of the reason that the Russians were so convinced of this was because they themselves...
Now wait a few months to find out if you are correct. Hopefully you are.
Are you reasonably certain that you can always tell a problem free coin from a problem coin ? Many cannot. Assuming the coins are problem free...
If it's been more than a few days, it's probably too late already. And fret, I sure hope that smiley means you're joking.
No, they are not airtight. And the idea is to reduce the flow of air in and out of the holder, not the amount of air in the holder. Air-Tites do...
I was ;)
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