To stop the toning where it is, you should bust it out and put it in a holder that will better preserve its state. I wonn't start a fight by...
And if you take the payoff in a bar, it might be in bourbon...hic.
Back when you were a young guy? : - )
So did I (sigh).
Actually I did not say what you said. I said that a layer of silver oxide or a layer of silver sulfide would give the same appearance depending...
Reminds me of Groucho and Chico getting into a discussion if a building was a stable or a barn. Groucho said "If you look at it, it's a barn, if...
Wow, contentious thread. I am a chemist and a coin collector/hoarder, but I am an Organic Chemist, which encompases compounds of carbon in...
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I will jump in just to make one comment. I teach chemistry classes, both lecture and lab. Many new students come in with a deadly fear of both,...
"I thought it was an oyster but it's not".
Drool!!
Currency introduced in Germany in 1923 to combat the hyperinflation after WW I. the exchange rate was 1 Rentenmark = 1 trillion old Marks. Check...
Whoo...good old PGA (Pure Grain Alcohol) we used to buy this in liquor stores under the brand name Everclear. Don't know if it is out there still...
As I see it, and imperfectly probably, there are two ways of cleaning and two pitfalls. If you scrub, rub or wipe, you are going to leave...
Interesting to note they are both "no cents" variety.
If you want to see that 1234 coin, check out http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/1370s.htm
Yeah, AH date. Just as an FYI, the earliest coin with a date in Arabic numbers is easy to remember, 1234.
I never really considered luster to be much of a factor in coins in less than XF40. Coins in this category have faced lots of environmental...
Actually the last time I dealt with Littleton, they offered a Barber, Walking Liberty and Franklin half for $21 including shipping (and this was...
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