Perhaps I am wrong but a grading system would be copyrighted instead of patented. JMHO.
Some points...reuse the dip...don't put your fingers in it, use a basket or plastic net or at least a pair of plastic tweezers...if the baking...
The dip can be used repeatedly.
We have both collectors and dealers on here in addition to people with delusions of grandeur. Let me ask any of the dealers who read this if they...
Not too shabby...
$1.75 - $16 on e-bay
Were Canadian dimes silver in 1968?
Seemed like a good idea at the time...and you can't get too hurt for $30. Now, I'm lousy at grading, but the coin looks really nice and clean....
I voted yes.
Yup, of all the metals you might try and cle...uh...conserve, zinc is by far the most problematic. It is a moderately soft reactive metal, so a...
Let me say a couple of things I am sure some people will take exception to, but it's my opinion :). Using distilled or deionized what we to start...
I love Indian silver coinage.
I am very much a novice with ancients and started out by cleaning some. I found it very difficult to progress to the next step of attribution....
You must bring your watch over to meet my pet rock...she has a lot of personality :)
You mark them...with a punch or a Sharpie?
Interesting, but with this degree of difference, I don't think there would be any added value since if it were in the die, there would be a few...
Maybe up to $0.25
Almost looks as if it were part of the design.
When you think about it, toned coins are really environmental damage. I like the nickel too.
Yes...It's a mean old world out there.
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