I would make sure to stress that there is a HUGE difference between the old ICG, and the new ICG though. Yes, the old ICG did a pretty good job....
Ahhhh - but when you have windows with UV protection, it doesn't. Funny how that works aint it.
You know the biggest problem with threads like this ? Everybody has their own idea of what is right and what is wrong. It's the same issue over...
I'm not so sure that he even understands what he has been told. Based on his responses, it doesn't seem to me that he does.
Rarity scales for medals are going to be category specific. Such as rarity for Goetz medals or any other given artist, or US Mint medals. Your...
Then why is that only the areas struck by sunlight fade while the rest does not fade ?
You be able to tell in about 1 second flat just by looking at the coins. The Proofs will have a mirror finish and the unc set will not. edit -...
It's been long enough that I suppose I can answer. He was fired from his job because of his participation on this forum. My efforts to save his...
Those studies are done every day of the week right in our own homes. Why else do you think that curtains, carpets, rugs, furniture, and anything...
But it doesn't just apply to gold - it applies to every coin there is !
This the rule that everyone needs to always, always remember ! But very few actually practice. When push comes to shove, it's not what you bought...
All you have to do is look at the past to know the approximate answer. We just don't know the time frame.
Yes coins can absolutely be toned in the slab. It can be done quite intentionally, or it can happen by accident, all by itself. And yes, there are...
Doesn't matter. Again, doesn't matter. Wrong. The reason it is wrong is because there is no such thing as an airtight coin holder - none !...
The best luck I ever had with taking coin pics was from using GE Reveal bulbs - 2 of them, 60w. And diffusing the light. It is also extremely...
Scott - Here are 3 links to threads that should answer all of your questions - http://www.cointalk.com/t193708/...
No matter what ya do it's a gamble. Even the '95-W dropped considerably in price after 15 years - slabbed or raw. Nobody knows at what point in...
Even if he took the coins out of the acetone before it evaporated - he needs to do it again. That residue was in solution in the acetone before...
I have no doubt it would grade, but I wouldn't send it in. This is one of those coins that if sold would be better left raw. Why ? Well, never...
To echo what Chris is saying, if you run across a roll of Proof coins you can rest assured the coins in that roll are of low quality, or they...
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