I think it would take more than just a dip in acetone, in fact I wouldn't even use acetone to remove Blue Ribbon. I'd use xylene because it will...
Honestly, put your $5k someplace else besides coins. And no I don't know where. But look below to see why I think what you are thinking is not the...
Most of these subscription programs are nothing but a way for large dealers and promoters to get rid of coins that they cannot sell any other way....
OK, pretty much everybody knows that, and has known it for decades. But I fail to see what that has to do with what we are talking about.
Eventually, but will any of us be alive to see it ? When you consider it's been 40 years already since 1972 and the sets are worth about what they...
I don't doubt that you are the only owner, but that doesn't have anything to do with what I have been saying. Apparently it has not sunk in that...
Because they are gambling. Usually the half ounce coins end up having a lower mintage than the ounce coins do so people are often willing to pay...
Yes. Especially since you are talking about "coins" that weigh 2.2 pounds each. If it were me I would be surprised to find those without any...
What happened is that there were too many other people who thought the same thing you did. Mint Sets, Proof Sets, Commemoratives, - all of these...
Hundreds, if not thousands, of them exist. But before you can realize that you have to know what "fair" is. Buying a coin at fair price first of...
Well, like I said before, it's possible that NGC is responsible but unlikely. The coins could easily have had the fingerprints on them when you...
Then you should get one. It's free and it provides an extremely valuable tool to any collector.
The flashlight trick works. I first started using it probably 11-12 years ago. I've experimented with using everything from candles, to...
So, am I correct in assuming that you believe that somebody at NGC is responsible for getting the fingerprints on these - is that correct ?
Yes they do. BUT - that 15% is already included in the posted realized prices. All you have to do is look to see that.
I agree, an improvement. But it appears that your effort was a bit too late to save the coin from permanent damage.
OK - but that only applies to the 5 ounce coins, if you want to call them coins. I sure wouldn't, but I won't get into that argument. But in your...
Possible but doubtful. The most likely scenario is that the smudge, whatever it is, was present on the coin before you sent it in. But you could...
Woods, oak in particular, puts off gasses that are harmful to coins. This is very well known and documented. Even hundreds of years ago they knew...
There's your answer. PL is determined based on reflectivity. If you can read print clearly in the reflection at 2-4 inches, it's PL. If you can't...
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