Yeah they did Conder. Out of the 10 that were known I think only 4 are still in private hands. It was all reported in Coin World several years ago.
The only Sacky mules that were confiscated were those taken from the Mint illegally by the mint employees selling them. Those that were found...
Yes 100% acetone.
If you mean longer history, yes. Because they have a longer history. People are always resistant to change. But as changes come a few...
Well not really, that's more about coin cleaning than dipping from what I read. And even though you will find several references saying to use...
A commercial coin dip. Just google it, there are many. You'll want to be careful though, and parctice on some pocket change first. Dips are acid...
They say that they will. Best to not let them find out.
To each his own. It was having the coin in the original holder that mattered to me. I had no interest at all in any of the others.
Don't forget that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And just about any collector who looks at a G4 coin is going to expect to see that coin a...
It never used to bother US collectors either, but that was 50-60 years ago. My prediction is that in time Europe will change as well. And...
That is but 1 method, there are many more.
Usually it's because they want sell the coin as being something it isn't, and for more money that it could sold for otherwise. Dates & mint marks...
VAMS never held any interest for me when I collected US. I just ignored them. To others of course they are of great interest. Such is life. But...
You can read more about the aluminum cents, yes plural, here - Great Rarities There is at least 1 confirmed, graded and slabbed example in...
Dip it.
Said stake has been driven.
I checked Heritage Chris. And the 63's they've got look nicer than this one. Lowest I saw was $437 in the past few months.
It really does happen all the time. Partial or even whole letters and numbers can be pushed to one side or the other.
If you look back, I thought that's probably what it was before he even posted the picture. But once he did, that all changed. Look at the size...
There really is only 1 secret. Learn how to grade well enough so that you can walk into a dealer's shop and pick out the under-graded coins - raw...
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