Huh ? Did you read what I had to say or just part of it ? I agreed with you. Yes, there are plenty of unethical dealers out there who do exactly...
As expected. You're not missing anything, on the contrary you noticed right off what many experienced collectors do miss. The grades assigned...
That's what I expected the answer to be. I don't agree with it. But I'll not sidetrack your thread.
Make it - why ? You can go to the store and buy it by the gallon.
In my experience, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. I always recommend the distilled water rinse. Others have different opinions.
Why not ? Because there are a thousand other topics and questions just like it and asked just as often. And if we made all of them a "sticky" then...
Great Pics ! Just as a matter of curiosity, on the '93, what does it say on the slab ?
Hmmm - OK. Then, based on your presumption, how light should this coin be ?
None of those methods should be used. All of them will result in you turning your coins into problem coins that the TPGs will not slab. If you...
Yes, there are. But I would never recommend oil of any kind as one of them. If you are going to do anything then soak the coins in distilled...
No, it's 1 one hundredth of a gram off the the correct weight. And that amount is well within mint tolerance levels. Not that I am saying the...
Letting oil of any kind come into contact with a coin at all is a bad idea. And it's a bad idea precisely because of the predicament you find...
Many times they are over-graded, or have problems. I'm no dealer, I don't even collect coins anymore. But how often have you seen me say that a...
Well, the Utah Territory and the New Mexico Territory were both created in 1850, so I'd say yes the law applied there. But the Arizona Territory...
OK, who are ya and what have done with Mike ? :D
There are a thousand different methods that some people will say work. And yes, the methods may get the dirt off the coins. But then so will a...
Not only is it bad advice, it isn't true either. Eraser marks are absolutely detectable and any coin that has them will be designated as having...
Neither coin would get in a regular slab and be graded. Both look to have been harshly cleaned and the first has corrosion pitting. I would say...
Ahhhhh, but what it sounds like is that he wants instant gratification. In other words, he likes the coins just fine, perhaps too much even. And...
The consignor bought the coin back would be my guess.
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