Distilled water by itself won't hurt the coin - give it a shot ;) Be sure to let the coin air dry afterwards - completely. And the next time...
Howdy Brocster - Welcome to the Forum !! I'm sure glad you decided to come out of lurking when ya did - I could almost kiss ya :D If...
The column on the right is in English ???
The original mint packaging ( there is no cardboard that's hard plastic ) for the modern Proof sets is as good as any coin holder - with the...
Midas explained it quite well in regard to the weak strikes of the O mint. They can be tricky. It's like anything else - it requires experience....
If it's a Proof 1 oz gold eagle - you can get $650 for it pretty easy. But your title says 70 - I assume the coin is graded ? If so, by who ? That...
It's not a coin - it's a medallion or medal.
Howdy hilonanni - Welcome to the Forum !! Based on your first post I thought we had another plated coin question here. There are lots, and lots...
Thanks for stoppin by John and taking a look ;)
Well if you placed the coin in a holder first to protect it and then placed that in a vac bag - yeah it would probably work.
Not really sure what you mean Spider :confused:
Howdy coincamel - Welcome to the Forum !! We had countless discussions about various ways to store coins and what works best - do a search for...
This one may take a while Spider :eek: I'll look some up for you when I get home ;)
You'll likely get all kinds of different answers, but most professional graders will tell you that looking at coins with the naked eye is best....
Sure - just go to the Mint's web site. They sell some coins by the bag but not all denominations.
We've discussed safes many times - a quick search will bring up any and all threads on the subject. But in a nutshell, the original question in...
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I use the 40 gram silica packs myself, as a general rule it takes anywhere from 4 to 6 months for them to need drying out. But that's in Utah -...
The line between what defines an error from a variety is often a very fine one. You can ask 10 different knowledgeable people if a given coin is...
Seems to me that technically there are 9 - but danged if I can think of what the 9th one is right now :confused:
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