Honestly, I believe most people post because they want to participate with others in a hobby that all here enjoy for one reason or another. And...
Your the chemist so if you say so. But methanol, petroleum distillates, and toluene are all bad for coins to the best of my knowledge. And all...
The thing about Littelton is this, once ya buy something from them, you're gonna be buried with ads in the mail and coins sent to you, without you...
If he has any, I'm all for him posting some. But thing about corrosion is, unless it's a unique or unusual situation like the subject of this...
Yeah they're still legal tender. Demonetization is a legal technicality, one that requires the force of law, just as monetization does. But...
It's not that it's more aggressive really, just that all the different ingredients allow it to dissolve things that acetone by itself won't....
Even 20 years ago the NGC forum was the slowest (defined as least activity) of the numismatic forums. Yeah they had some great members, very...
As a general rule of thumb, any problem coin, damaged or some other problem, will be worth anywhere from 20-80% of what a problem free example...
There's always one thing you always have to take into consideration. No matter what dealer you pick, even those with the very best of reputations,...
Yeah it's unusual but it does happen. It's typically caused by storage methods, like something being placed on top a coin, either accidentally or...
Figures, the one thing I didn't even think of :(
I am far from being the only one who has flat out stated that most coins have been dipped. Q. David Bowers, Ken Bressett, just to name a couple,...
This is the part that throws me. I say that because I've never seen marks quite like those before. [IMG] Some are wider than the others, (and...
Are there those who did not dip and do not dip coins ? Absolutely ! But there are far more who did and do. Especially from the 1970s and going...
Yeah, it would be "funny", (hard to believe) if you were simply unaware of a few facts. Like - collectors have been dipping coins to remove toning...
You're not doing anything wrong. But by removing some dirt and grime and verdigris from the coin - which is what Verdi-Care does - by default, the...
Just making a comment, but an accurate one - the odds are 4 to 1, and possibly higher, that your coin has been dipped also.
Both of those will make brighter, (the olive oil more so), not darker. If ya want dark, this is what ya want - But personally, I advise...
"a manila envelope" - or cardboard 2x2, a coin album, original packaging from the mint - basically any and all paper and or cardboard products,...
The only way to do that is by using that ebay link, or by linking to the picture. Anything else is a copyright violation. That's simply the law....
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