Okay, let's say that a guy would like to make a "wallet" with one of these virtual coin thingies. How do you DO that? I go to Zeta coin and all...
I like the photo at the top of #6. ...all those pretty cents!
We all want what you say here to be true. Indeed, I am of limited experience with auction houses: I have put in bids before at such an...
Cool! It seems that he DOES know what he's doing, if that's the case! Well, that's good news. And about the catalog: Right now I'm looking at...
Wow. That sounds like too much temptation for the auction houses not to "cook the books", so to speak. You can't tell me that doesn't...
There are collectors out there who try to get the lowest grade of a certain coin from the TPGs in a slab, and NOT get it sent back in a body-bag....
Right. It isn't like your seller there didn't seem to know what he was selling. He seemed pretty confident that it was an 1858, and he probably...
I was wondering what you all thought about communicating with online sellers about their merchandise and informing them of what they have...and...
Agreed. eBid and Bidstart are good places for lower-grade coins. I've purchased common stuff from both, and they were both VERY good online...
Quite true. About seven years ago, I paid for an item at an establishment with a half-dollar in the mix of cash I handed over, and the cashier...
Thank you! Detecto: PROTEIN-BASED BODY FLUIDS (blood, semen) transmits HIV. Not saliva. Tell your friends. ...And about cash: Yes, it is...
Thanks for the response on acetone and xylene. ...and thanks for developing a very useful product! Cheers!
Thanks for jumping in to respond, Thad. I noticed that you recommend using xylene on the copper coins. Why xylene for copper? Where are the...
For NGC, I've used hammer and tile floor. For PCGS, I've used bolt cutters. Cut right on the "bubble" next to the coin, avoiding the coin inside....
Dunno. Perhaps an executive company decision to change the name to give it more "cache`"? I think "Verdi Care" might be a better name for...
I've been buying NGC slabs from a Korean retailer (sujipbank) for about five years now. He has ALWAYS placed the slabs he sells in nice-fitting...
Right. The directions pretty much said so, too. They just tell you to keep them out for "24 hours or longer". I'll keep them out for a while
Exactly. I failed to mention that I gave the coins both a distilled water rinse, and an acetone rinse prior to applying the Verdi Care. It says...
[ATTACH] Each yearly mint set comes with a little medallion, denoting the Gregorian calendar year on one side, and the symbol for the Chinese...
[ATTACH] The worst off were the brass 5 Yen coins (with holes, above). They had the most extensive damage, and the most encrustation of the...
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