Oddly enough, the technology that allows one to best protect his coins in a truly airtight container is over 100 years old. [IMG]
I don't know whether to thank ya or cuss ya for that link :D Ya see, it's written proof that even all those years ago I was gettin static about...
I once had the opportunity to buy an uncanceled Morgan obv die. But it was $11,000, more than I had in my pocket - thank god ! But I do have a...
Proper coin storage is fairly simple. Each coin should be in an individual hard plastic holder. Then stored in a sealed container of some sort,...
Seems like it would be pretty easy to me - a lathe.
It's not a mistake, they were as common as dirt for years. In point of fact, the mint has canceled dies in a similar manner for as long as the...
As I have said more times than I can count - people will only believe what they want to believe. You might want to try considering this little...
Agreed paddy, the other pic was deceptive, (not intentionally mind you), this one is not.
Now please explain, and or confirm, to the folks that don't know that that fin is almost paper thin and that it stands virtually straight up from...
No, but slabbed coins will and do go into cardboard albums. Albums that also typically have outer vinyl covers - vinyl that contains PVC. Even...
A duplicate of this thread has now been merged with this one so that other opinions would be visible.
It has been known for centuries that wood, any wood, is bad for coins. And it's a scientific fact that wood puts off harmful gasses. And there's...
I can't swear to it but looks like a cast fake to me.
Look at the edge of the coin from his previous pic - [IMG] High rims on each side, obv and rev, with a recessed (lower) space in the middle....
I used to buy Intercept Shield lined slab boxes that had individual slots for each slab, 20 to a box. And everything fit in them, even the old...
That's close enough I guess. The point I wanted folks to be aware of is that ultrasonic cleaning can damage coins. It's like it is with anything...
That's not finning, it's common name is railroad rim. A railroad rim is caused and occurs when there is a partial collar error....
Yeah, it works. But Mike, don't ya think you might wanna mention to folks what can happen to coins if they are in an ultrasonic cleaner too long ?
Finning is fairly common and very well known. The explanation you listed is accurate.
It's a fact. The acid etches them into the metal. Even so, in most cases coin dip will remove them even after they have become etched into the...
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