And let's not forget, there are many different kinds of makeup. You have lipstick, powder, base, mascara, eye liner etc etc. With coins you have...
The problem is Gary the people that say that are talking about an ANACS that no longer exists. There has never been an independent study that...
Ever heard the saying - looks can be deceiving ? You know that "Bug" you use for an avatar - imagine. There are 2 of them for sale. On one the...
You can find most of what you want to know here - http://www.smalldollars.com/index.html#sacagawea
Hmmm - fast ? I've had them tone like that, stored in an Air-Tite, which was stored in a Tupperware, in Utah the second driest state in the nation...
Well that's kind of what we are trying to get across to you. And why we suggest that you do not buy coins until you know a bit more. And even when...
I merged the threads for you.
Did you soak it in acetone first like you did the other one ? Or did you just use acetone on a Q-Tip ? edit - either way, and this is the bad...
Absolutely buy that book ! Get the 6th edition. And I would strongly suggest buying any other book on grading that you can find. You can get...
Keep asking those questions, keep on reading. DO NOT buy any coins ! Yet. And the thing you will get told more often than not is - coins are not a...
David - if you haven't yet go to coins.ha.com and register - it's free. Once you have done that then you can use the Auction Results Archive. That...
Gotta admit, ya made me laugh with that one ;)
Sounds like an excellent plan :thumb:
Bring it Mike, but I've already done the comparisons. I've tried every type of light you can imagine, and a few you can't imagine. I much prefer...
I don't doubt that Matt. What I was trying to explain was that it wasn't so much the oil that got even more crap off the coin, it was the Q-Tip...
If you read the ANA grading book Bowers explains it quite well. Use an incandescent bulb, 100w bulb - 3 ft. away. A 50w bulb - 18 in. away. He...
model - I wasn't joking. I was doing my best to answer your question. Which was - "I'm thinking of starting a cheap collection for my 2 and half...
A few comments. I like the reference of oil on coins as being makeup on coins - quite accurate IMO. But what is the purpose of makeup ? It's to...
It's not a question of giving them credit at all. I am merely reporting what actually happened. Go read it yourself.
No, they weren't. The author even discusses halogen lights. By the way, the author is Dave Bowers.
Separate names with a comma.
