Finis argumentis ab me. Where's that glass of zin? Cal
You posted " Your carry on is all scanned in x-ray at some point in your travel in civilized countries." in response to my post on Customs...
US customs doesn't care what you carry on to a plane (but TSA does). They are only concerned with what folks or freighters arriving from out of...
Customs doesn't have to inspect everything either ... at least, nothing more than a cursory glance. I do enough international travel to know this...
I've had a lot of electronic parts and world coins shipped in from outside the US. Most of them valued at less than $200. I've never seen any...
@Lehigh96, the award is well earned. Pleasure to see the pics, and read the intro and descriptions of individual coins. Great to have a registry...
I agree. And there can be legitimate reasons for strangers, like first responders and utility workers, to enter your property when you're not...
It's called a honey-pot. It can be pretty effective unless (1) thieves make a thorough search of home or (2) a pro burglar knows you have...
Your collection isn't valuable enough yet to warrant a safety deposit box or really good safe. As it grows in value, a time will come when one of...
If you are planning on keeping the coins until your descendants inherit them, swallow your dislike of plastic and keep them in slabs unless you...
I agree with you. It's just a form of countermark. Something that's been done to coins since ancient times. Not as disfiguring as a banker's...
The perfluorocarbon is chemically and biologically stable. The problem was the emulsion separating. In addition, the blood substitute had...
If you look around, you can find perfluoromethyldecalin for $30 per liquid ounce in small quantities. Not much is needed to do specific gravity,...
Actually, you can use any liquid which is noncorrosive and has a density of less than the coin to do specific gravity. Don't use drain cleaner or...
Just had a chance to explore the new NGC registry. For browsing sets and looking at images, it's an improvement. The large fonts are...
The atmosphere surrounding the coins is more important than temperature (within limits). Best atmosphere is none at all (vacuum) or an inert gas...
If you are thinking of taking a metal detector to a foreign country, research their rules thoroughly. That includes any countries that you may...
Regarding the title of the thread and some of the discussion, widespread selling of fake coins on eBay won't kill the hobby. It might kill the...
O-pun your coin album.
I just received an email from Stack's Bowers that "Meet the Expert" with David Hall will be held at their booth at major coins shows during 2019....
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