Read this, same procedure for xylene - http://www.cointalk.com/t193708/
Yeah and BB guns will put your eye out ! C'mon folks, if we can't joke once in a while, what's the sense in livin.
I warned ya irish. You are now on vacation.
I wouldn't say always, always is a pretty strong word. But I certainly agree it is in this case.
It comes down to a matter of definitions Vess. There is nothing wrong with a coin that has been cleaned - nothing. There is something wrong with...
Taking pics, decent pics, is not as easy as some seem to think. I've often spent 3 hours trying to get 1 good pic of 1 coin.
It can also dissolve some pipes, so pouring it down the drain is a terrible, and dangerous idea. Take it to a paint store in a sealed, metal can....
You are correct. The TPGs do make allowances for these older coins that they would never make for other coins. In other words, they cut them more...
Hey , you really want that sucker clean ? Let it go all the way through the dog. Works like a champ ;)
Ya know, it's you guys responding to this that keeps it going.
Yeah, I know. I'm guilty of only paying attention on those days with a Y in them ;)
The security, and the insurance, stops at the border.
Some of the best coin pics I've ever seen were taken with $150 camera. It's like anything else, you can spend a fortune on equipment and still...
And what does any of this have to do with the subject of coins ? Nothing that I can see.
No it's not considered damage. But adjustment marks do have a negative impact on the grade.
Owle - they always put the tape on the package for me. I never did it myself. They do that automatically when you use Registered mail. The purpose...
Yes there was a time when those weighing and checking the coins, and planchets, were women. But you are talking about the US Mint, and during a...
I'd say 80% or more.
You have to realize that's not all from coins. Collectors Universe, Inc. provides authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors...
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