Of course if you ever did bid in one of their auctions - they WOULD send you catalogs. And of course you always do something like buying a...
It appears to be dirt or toning that was not removed in a cleaning. I'd pass.
No, he means a commercial coin dip - a mild acid. And if a coin is dipped properly in this mild acid, you would never know the difference. And...
That is the key - you do not keep your coins in the same space you live in. You keep your coins in a sealed container of some sort, whether that...
If cleaning a coin is done correctly, without harming the coin, then yes it is OK. Re-coloring a coin, that is an entirely different matter and...
Possible ? Sometimes yes and sometimes no.
I would not agree with this at all. You want the air dry as dry as possible. Desired range is well under 10% humidity.
Because gold is basically impervious to the effects of salt water. Silver is not.
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If you paid x-amount for a coin last week, why would you think that you could sell it for more this week ? Whether it was raw or slabbed ?
Well that coin was $6k over 3 years ago. It is the single nicest example I have ever seen and I've looked at lots of them. It sold to a private...
The trick is not just getting one - the trick is getting one like THAT ! And that my friend aint easy - or cheap.
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Howdy qmr - Welcome to the Forum ! That is definitely not a genuine coin.
Look at your first picture, the scan, see how the recessed areas in the hair and finer details have a whiteish almost bluish cast to them. That is...
What you have there is known as creative advertising. SGS is trying to use the fact that they got an invitation from the ANA to submit an...
You might have to wait a few days for cwtokenman to stop by.
Sure, that's one coin I'll not soon forget.
I don't know which way to go on this one. The scans make it look like a coin covered in dip residue that I would expect to be body bagged. The...
How closely have you looked at them ? The cardboard dust alone can scratch or hairline the coins, let alone the susceptibility to staple scratches.
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