As a general rule a problem coin will sell for anywhere from 80% to 20% less than what a similar problem free example will sell for. Yeah, that's...
Read this - http://www.cointalk.com/t193708/ Procedure is the same for xylene.
Your line of thinking is exactly the reason why - the easiest fake to get away with is the one where people ask that question. Virtually every...
Understatement of the decade !
There are a few possible causes. It could be a cast fake, it could be a dug coin, or it could have been harshly clean with an acid.
Based on the pics I'm gonna have go with not a Proof. The rims seem well rounded, the coin looks to have ordinary bag marks & rim dings, appears...
Get some xylene.
You can buy pure acetone at any hardware or home improvement store. And no, using acetone on a coin is not considered harsh cleaning. Acetone is...
I also hope Mark's new job goes well. And as has been said, he as is welcome to post here as he ever was. That's purely up to him.
usc - You ask, what am I missing ? I would answer that what you are missing is the obvious. Did you ever stop to consider that perhaps the coin...
All I can say is, you need to pay closer attention for there are a great many coins that I like ;)
That is the entire point Steve, nobody is ever sure if it is natural or not - with any coin, or medal, or token - because nobody can ever prove if...
Lemme ask you guys a question. Since toning does not sit on top of the metal, but is instead a part of the metal itself, then how can scuff marks...
LOL ! Please tell me you don't have the same last name I do :D
Not true at all. Toning of any color, or combination of colors, is quite often 100% natural toning.
Yes it is possible to remove haze from Proof coins, and it can be done without damaging the coins. The product MS70 does a good job of this, but...
As the adage goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Along the same lines, mother nature can and often does outdo man. But on your side of the...
Coin weights are not uncommon. Years ago many merchants used them to verify the coins they received in payment. Whether that is an actual...
Disagree ? Really ? Are you actually trying to deny that plastic album slides are not known, and very well known, for scratching coins ? Archival...
Gorgeous ! Simply gorgeous ! :thumb:
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