There's only 1 way to sell a collection of any size in a reasonable amount of time - sell it to a trusted and respected dealer. And even doing...
The PCGS holder known as "the rattler" was only used for 1 year, so there never was very many of them. And yes most of those were resubmitted for...
I'm trying to understand what you said - First of all, when you said "a huge box" I assumed you were talking about what most call a "green...
But we're not. We're talking about coins that do have collector value, and how to properly clean them without harming the coin. The coins would...
Fair enough, I have no doubt there are exceptions. But as a whole, what I said is true. And as a point of further clarification, I was referring...
The entire coin market has been going down in value for almost 10 years now.
With either of those coins you're best bet is to just leave them alone. Will coin dip remove the dark coloration ? Yes, it absolutely will. But...
You're not alone in that. Those who do collect them don't like to hear it but the overwhelming majority of those involved in numismatics do not...
Your disappointment was caused by one thing - acetone is not what you should have used. As I have said many, many times, there is a very short...
Granted, 20 centuries ago it was the hobby of kings, BUT, the hobby existed, coins were being collected, which was all I claimed. Not accurate...
The main reason that people dispute or argue about what I say about acetone and copper is that they have not seen it happen. In other words they...
Well yeah kinda but not exactly. The thing is this, I am the one who first posted about that study because I am the one who took the time to...
Yeah I agree with that. In fact it's still true to a large degree. A large percentage of collectors and dealers alike still refuse to have...
Just remember to keep in mind that this "sometimes" weird color thing only happens with copper coins. With silver, gold, and nickel coins acetone...
I don't disagree with there being other reasons for some folks Cal. I'd even add another reason to your list - bragging rights. But I'd bet money...
Neither would I, but not everybody feels that way. For some folks a provenance just means something. I've even had people buy coins because I used...
Acetone will get the tape residue off but the toning stripes are there to stay - unless you use a commercial coin dip to remove them. But will...
Either you misread what I said, or I'm misreading what you just said. But what I said was - Prior to 2004 when the TPGs started changing their...
Yes, but only because I was one of the designers. And it wasn't really a coin, more of a token - it was a coin club coin.
Prior to 2004 when the TPGs started changing their standards there were no coins dated prior to 1964 graded as a 70. And even from among all of...
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