And what does salt water do to copper, and silver, coins ? It corrodes them, literally eats away the surface.
My thoughts are it's been harshly cleaned.
Nope, not at all. Nobody has anything against your basic concept. Figure out some other way to do it, without dictating that participants visit...
Except for one thing, the person who started the contest in the first link you posted made no mention at all of any other web site that must be...
I think everybody sees the point. I just don't think everybody agrees with your point of view about it. Business is business, the very idea of...
Or, go to someplace like this forum and ask for recommendations. Or, pick a seller that you think may be OK, make a few small purchases from them...
I've even got a t-shirt that says that ;)
And buying coins from people you don't know and trust is like having sex with people you don't know and trust - with no condom. Now you wanna...
You wanna find out, go look it up. Don't start this up again.
The most recent example I can find, in the lowest MS grade I can find, MS62, sold for $184. The most recent example I can find in MS62 sold for...
Everybody is entitled to their own opinions. But what I have been suggesting and explaining is what the smartest and most experienced dealers &...
I'm sure there is but I don't know what that is. My point was that the seller being where he is, that's enough reason for me to walk away - all by...
My comment was not directed at you, it was directed at anybody, & everybody.
It comes down to the difference between educated buyers and uneducated buyers. An educated buyer will only pay so much for a given coin. An...
We are getting along. We just aren't agreeing. There's a difference.
All of you - that will be enough bashing of Detecto. One more word - and you shall take an unwanted vacation.
Major auctions may only be attended by those willing to spend travel expenses, but they are participated in by thousands of others. Many have a...
That depends on who you ask. NGC requires all 3 lines be clear and unbroken. But PCGS only requires the center band be clear and unbroken....
A lot of dealers take checks, from a lot of people. And a lot of other dealers won't take checks, from a lot of people. You want to know if a...
Yeah, sometimes that true. But it's also sometimes true that it is an honest dealer giving an accurate description for a common coin. Well,...
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