The "sniffer" is only used on coins submitted under the Secure Plus grading tier. And Secure Plus coins are always labeled as such. It is...
Just as easily tested on pocket change Rusty.
Yeah, Ken told me about it :D
[IMG] Not that I would ever recommend it, but you can see what it says right on the bottle.
Check your memory Thad, on that coin they weren't, the pencil eraser removed them if you'll recall (and can see in that image, above the date).
"......... But a few they will listen and soon they will find, that the answers lie waiting in the echoes of time "
There are those that deliver ;)
I'll grant you it depends on the dip as they come in various strengths. This for example was a 1 second (or less) dip - [ATTACH] And no, I'm...
You're bad Paddy - baaaaaad ! :D
Well plastic, even mylar, is air permeable. But I suspect it has more to do with direct contact with the coin being concentrated along a fixed...
In a word - yes. It's pretty common actually -...
Don't recall ever hearing anything like that. Nor can I see how it could ever be a viable option since it would require the mint to pay NGC/PCGS...
All the hits - all over the head, in front of the head, and down onto the collar & shoulder - would be my guess.
Nahhhhhh - but you did give me a heck of an idea !! When I change his avatar, I could change his user name too - to Thug Bunny. That way his...
ROTFL !!
You missed my point. I agree, he could have scrubbed that specific coin with a brillo pad and it really wouldn't have made any difference. But...
Hmmmm - what do you guys think of this for Franks new avatar ? [IMG] :D
yes, tell me exactly what you want to say and I'll change it for you.
Yeah, it does. Anywhere from 20-80% of what a problem free example would be worth.
That (the brush) was a bad idea ! Not that it hurt the value of this coin any, but that's only because it was only worth about melt before you did...
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