As I said, you can ask me questions anytime you want. I enjoy helping people ;)
I don't if they still do it, but yes, you used to be able to do it.
You can read that many things work well - unfortunately that does not mean that they actually do work well. And there is no service, anywhere,...
Unfortunately, many pedigreed coins do get bumped up when it comes to grading. Very few knowledgeable collectors will dispute this because there...
Kind of figured that was around the time frame you were talking about, the start of it anyway. Unfortunately the books are mostly written in...
You are not wrong. There has never been any US Mint packaging that contained any PVC. The older Mint and Proof sets were packaged in pliofilm.
The reason that the ANA has always found cabinet friction to be separate and acceptable on an MS graded coin is quite simple. It's because there...
No Ruben, you don't need to take it out, to photograph it or appreciate it. Of course this only applies to proofs that issued in Ait-Tite like...
It's certainly possible that in some cases it's due to a bad alloy mix. I'm merely recounting what I have seen with my own eyes. As for the paper...
Try reading what you find here Sloopy - http://www.cointalk.com/f33/
I always saw the striped, streaked, toning pattern on nickels stored in the old blue Whitman coin folders. The paper on the back side of the...
You should not ever use gloves, of any kind, or use a cloth, of any kind, to hold a coin. All either one of them will do is lower your finger...
Grey Sheet yes, Red Book absolutely not ! Buying from mints is fine, as long as you realize that many of the coins you buy from mints will be...
Define the "golden age' for me - specifically what time period ? I ask because maybe I can help you, recommend certain books.
There are plenty of chemicals that will get the verdigris off, and off completely. And yes that applies to the statue too. But the point is,...
OK, but there's 2 different things here to discuss. 1 - the times when you say the coin has been cleaned. And 2 - the times when you say the coin...
Coward :D
Detecto - read what you find here - http://www.cointalk.com/content/27-luster-guide-beginners.html Also make sure that you read what you find at...
They make products that remove scratches from the slabs. Cost you pennies per slab.
Precisely, and it happens all the time.
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